Night-shift censorship: when government criticism gets deleted
Deleting criticism of the government follows a schedule: the censors sleep at night. An analysis of a curious pattern in content moderation.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
Is there a schedule for censoring the government?
The discussion about how criticism of the government is handled has revealed a curious pattern: the deletion of unwelcome content would be concentrated during daytime hours, leaving the night free. The argument goes that censors, being human after all, need their sleep. But there is also a hint that the night shift is reserved for planning an intensive day of clean-up.
What does not fit with the official narrative of transparency and automated moderation is this reliance on biological cycles. If algorithms don't sleep, why wait until daytime to remove criticism? The answer, according to the most sceptical analysis, is that censorship remains a craft job, with its own working hours and breaks for a hot chocolate.
Conclusion: anyone who wants to publish a criticism that flies under the radar knows when to do it. The censorship night shift has its advantages: nobody notices, except the early risers.
The discussion about how criticism of the government is handled has revealed a curious pattern: the deletion of unwelcome content would be concentrated during daytime hours, leaving the night free. The argument goes that censors, being human after all, need their sleep. But there is also a hint that the night shift is reserved for planning an intensive day of clean-up.
What does not fit with the official narrative of transparency and automated moderation is this reliance on biological cycles. If algorithms don't sleep, why wait until daytime to remove criticism? The answer, according to the most sceptical analysis, is that censorship remains a craft job, with its own working hours and breaks for a hot chocolate.
Conclusion: anyone who wants to publish a criticism that flies under the radar knows when to do it. The censorship night shift has its advantages: nobody notices, except the early risers.
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