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		UncleMeat on Dec 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Voat Is Shutting Down Is that not censorship then?

cercatrova on Dec 22, 2020 | [–]

In order to have a good community, you need a form of censorship, whether through moderation, spam detection, voting systems, and so on. Otherwise, the community as a whole becomes a mess.

dotancohen on Dec 22, 2020 | [–]

Somebody "just asking a question" is not being censored. Somebody "just asking a question" will be happy for the quick response.

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