It is self evident that open debate, transparency, and freedom of speech are key components within the confines of a democratic republic and a civil society. Yet, despite the ease of allowing both, there are so many institutions, including academia, social media, MSM, government organizations and corporations, that discourage them.
Many entities do not have or allow a comment section, they Censor, Deplatform, Demonetize (C, D or D) and these practices have become commonplace. There is one other category that is interesting. They have a comment section but the comment section is “closed” allowing no additional comments. Those, I place in the Censorship category.
As we continue down the path of greater technological involvement in media, censorship and ostracism are rearing their ugly heads, no longer able to hide from we the people so we must expose them.
Every single website creation platform has a plethora of templates and simple mechanisms for allowing a comment section, yet so many eliminate this ability. The fact that those that do this, are many of the ones that should be the most transparent and open to debate is of a particular interest. That many of these same entities somehow end up at the top of the various search engines results is even more intriguing. Of course, if you find something about any of these entities that contradicts the classification, let us know.
I’ve started this list in order to expose those wishing to censor and/or not be fact checked. It should be noted that some of the smaller organizations I’ve spoken while trying to get them to implement a comment section often say they do not have the manpower to monitor and participate in a comment section. We must at least try and do our best.
No comment section C, D, or D No C, D, or D w/comments
| alumni.berkeley.edu | MeWe.com | |
| medium.com | YouTube | Substack.com |
| All Mainstream: NBC, ABC, | Brighteon.com | |
| MSNBC, CNN, CBS, FOX, | breakingthefreewillillusion.com | Natural News.com |
| WebMD.com | Yahoo | Mercola.com |
| https://joinzoe.com/ Zoe Health | Investing.com | Stocktwits |
| New York Times – most articles | https://theconversation.com/us** | |
| Washington Post | ||
| National Security Innovation Network (DOD) | ||
| NewsGuard (paid Factchecker) | ||
| World Heath Organization (WHO) of the United Nations | ||
| American Inst. for Econ Research (AIER) | ||
| American Progress (CAP) | ||
Rules of Engagement: If a person is simply posting irrelevant name calling, adding nothing to a debate, blocking them or deleting their comments is potentially justifiable. Whereas, calling someone a criminal with supporting evidence would be acceptable, so one’s ability to make reasonable arguments is extremely important, even if you disagree. Sadly, there are those who wish to discourage the truth from becoming known for personal gain or to protect themselves from prosecution, and thus who these people are and which organizations they work for is part of the rationale for creating this page. It should also be noted that how easy it is to address, rectify or find out the reason(s) and cure the reason for censorship, should also be taken into consideration when dealing with these issues. Some sites will not even respond or provide a reasonable dispute and petition methodology. **Only Academics with institutional email can write or comment – appears Marxist leaning based on academic government grants and overall content. As the only current administrator of the page, which will increase over time, I will do my best to mitigate any disagreements among the posters who choose to participate and will surely call on the advice and knowledge of others, so don’t fear, that I will become the “all mighty” final arbiter in all things truthful. I enjoy telling the truth and exposing the lies to much, to be a minion or lackey of the Fasci.
Jurists 4 Justice; a key to civil society 