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Sunday, February 19, 2023

I'm at a Loss for Words.

So I received a notification that a blog post I wrote during the 2018 A-Z Blogging Challenge was flagged as not meeting community "standards" because it contained "sensitive" material. 

The offending post?

" 'G' is for Glassblowing."
March 2018.

What censorship 'bot determined a post, written over five years ago, outlining glassblowing--the artform of shaping glass objects via heat, motion, and air currents--is "sensitive" and not up to community "standards"?!?!?!

If the claim wasn't so egregious, and an obviously BLATENT act of CENSORSHIP, it would be laughable.  

The really sad thing is, the post wasn't even controversial. It was educational and factual. 

Ah. 

That's what made it too "sensitive" and against "standards."  It was actually factual and educational. 

It was not some liberal piece of filth pushing their snowflake agenda. 

I am not a spammer, finagling my way unbidden onto your social media page in order to sell you something. 

I'm not a phisher gleaning your personal information so I can sell it.  

I'm not a clone of your page, posting horrendous items that besmirch your reputation. 

If I were any of those--I would be found to be within their community "standards."

However, I--with a follower count of ONE--am scrutinized. I am found to have written a NONCONTROVERSIAL blog post--OVER FIVE YEARS AGO--which recounts my encounter with a rather fascinating art form.  THAT factual and educational blog post is found to be not up to community "standards" because it contains "sensitve" information. 

Educational facts are too "sensitive" and below community "standards."

Blogger Censorship. 

I am at a loss for words.