this is going to be a different type of thread, i hope its not against t and c, as thats not my intention

i am simply curious about the experiences of ats members regarding yahoo comments

i have noticed for quite some time now comments posted to yahoo news articles are often changed and censored/edited to completely change the format of the post as to how its written and they have even removed/added some words to many posts of mine

along with the changes to format, words, and sentence structure, the thumbs up and thumbs down are often wiped clean to show 0 thumbs in either direction even though there were previously several, along with several replies

what im curious about is how widespread is this censorship? has anyone noticed if its only certain commenters, only certain topics, etc?

does anyone else have any information regarding this issue?

Do you have some examples of this? I know that when you write a comment you are not expecting to have it changed, so you only realize it when you go back and take a look, but still, that's kind of shaky proof. Perhaps you could set up a test. Write a comment and copy it to your own PC, then, if it has been changed, you have the proof you need. Obviously you'd have to be "on your honor" on this, but if I saw you made a bona fide effort to build a case, I'd be impressed with your attempt.

I can at least say that CNN does not do it.

Originally posted by strangedays
I can at least say that CNN does not do it.

Was that a joke,because I just sprayed my drink all over my computer!

I can tell you that all the msm censor they're comments,cause they have censored me,several times.
They don't like someone going against the grain .

Originally posted by kdog1982

Originally posted by strangedays
I can at least say that CNN does not do it.

Was that a joke,because I just sprayed my drink all over my computer!

I can tell you that all the msm censor they're comments,cause they have censored me,several times.
They don't like someone going against the grain .

edit on 8-2-2012 by kdog1982 because: (no reason given)

maybe its recent then bc Ive personally posted a couple of controversial things on their comments section adn they dont seem to take them down.

I post on yahoo. Yes, sometimes comments do not show up but if i continue to try it will usually pop up as long as it's not extremely derogatory....but yahoo also has guidelines as well. As someone who views information on ATS....quite frankly there isn't much difference in much of the comments and there is a huge variation of opinions across the entire spectrum.

Much of it is stupid nonsense....many people post the same exact thing over and over again....purposely...i don't know if they are bored and just copy/paste every 10 mins....but that's what it looks like.

I also know that you cannot post links in your comment as it will instantly be deleted.....that has happened to me numerous times.

Anyway, i love reading the comments. Some people are complete jackasses....but some of it is really funny...especially with the GOP primaries going on.

Really people, nothing to worry about.

Not that many people out there who like Santorum....lol.....and that's a GOOD thing.

Censorship and editing happen in discussion boards all over the internet, that's no big surprise, it happens on ATS! However, the extent to which you are claiming it is happening has made me think about a couple of things. Can it be proven that your comments have been changed? Would some alphabet soup guys doing an investigation be able to tell your comments were altered? How hard would it be to fool a server into thinking you made some comments your never made in the first place? How easy would it be to set up someone on the internet for making terrorist or criminal posts? Man, some scary possibilities!

Interesting thread.

I can't post comments on Yahoo anymore because the "Post as" button mysteriously does nothing now.