Author Archives: Walter H. Schneider

FB censorship is capricious and illogical. Apparently FB fact checkers prefer irrelevant climate information to that from reputable sources. Yesterday, 2021 08 10 at 2:03 AM, Randall Stone had posted a meme, as the initial posting for a FB discussion thread: 1000 year StormCYCLEIs proof of climate change!Is it me or do others see something wrong here? The first comment posted (by FB) after that initial posting stated: [FB] See how the average temperature in your area is changing.Explore Climate Science Info  I responded to that: How “the average temperature in your area is changing” has absolutely nothing to do with the topic of this discussion thread. Randall Stone replied: … Continue reading →

Updates2021 04 11: to show FB censorship in the guise of a support message 2021 05 31: to illustrate FB censorship of a link to an article in Canada’s National Post The face of FB shadow banning shows itself quite clearly in this: Given that they are interesting if not hot topics for which I had wanted to start discussion threads, and that I have close to 3000 FB friends, it seems hardly possible that as much as a week or even a month later there has not been a single like or comment on many of my initial postings at my FB timeline. Postings since just May 1: Is the … Continue reading →

Is this FB shadow banning? On 2021 04 29 I posted a link to an ABC article on my FB timeline. 19 hours later the posting had not received a single like or comment. Here is a screen shot of the posting: Given that it is a hot topic for which I had wanted to start a discussion thread, and that I have close to 3000 FB friends, it seems hardly possible that almost a whole day later there has not been a single like or comment on the initial FB posting. The posting is listed in my FB activity log. I have no problem with accessing it on my … Continue reading →

FB censorship reaches absurd levels. Today I tried to post a comment on a FB-friend’s timeline. Facebook prevented me from doing so, twice, without offering an explanation. Here is the comment that offended Facebook. My previous comment vanished into the black void. To put the COVID-19 pandemic [în India] into context, have a look at the appended graph (interactive at its source). Source of appended graph: https://tinyurl.com/4vb87562 The curious aspect of that is that not even the fact that the graph came from a reputable source (Our World in Data), and that the data displayed in the graph comes from an impeccable source (Johns Hopkins University) prevented Facebook from censoring … Continue reading →

FB censorship intrudes into family life but not only that. In the name of political correctness, it censors the truth and not merely opinions. The other day, on Facebook, I shared a photo that showed a car with a sheet of plywood stuck in the windshield.  The caption was, “Was gonna go through insurance but sold the plywood and bought a brand new car.” Lumber prices have gone through the roof. The caption of the photo is almost too true to be funny. My daughter shared the photo and posted it at her FB time line, as the initial posting for a new discussion thread. She explained there to someone … Continue reading →