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  2. ========AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CENSORSHIP OF STATISTICS ========
  3. =================ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE REDDIT=================
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  6. Normally one might not notice that his comment has been removed. This is because comments are "shadow-removed". That is, from the perceptive of the poster, the comment is still there. But to the perspective of everybody else, the comment is not there. When this occurs during a conversation, it is very harmful to that conversation. The conversation will die with each participant disappointment, thinking the other did not bother to respond to perse. But the test of whether a comment has been shadow-removed is easy: simply open a private window and load the permalink of the comment. If the comment is visible, then it has not been shadow-removed. If the comment is missing, then it has been shadow-removed (But ensure that you allow it a minute or so to turn up. Sometimes reddit queues comments, so they're not posted immediately).
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  9. PART ONE: Investigation into which phrases trigger removal
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  11. TEST ONE:
  12. Subreddit: /r/askreddit
  13. Comment: "according to FBI statistics black Americans despite making up only 13% of the population commit 56% of homicides in the US"
  14. Result: INSTANT REMOVAL
  15. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2pb9a/serious_people_from_reddit_who_survived_corona/g7812xi/
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  18. TEST TWO:
  19. Subreddit: /r/askreddit
  20. Comment: "black 13% homicides"
  21. Result: NO REMOVAL
  22. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2ocv1/what_motivational_quote_is_actually_terrible_if/g782dki/
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  25. TEST THREE:
  26. Subreddit: /r/askreddit
  27. Comment: "FBI statistics black despite 13% commit homicides"
  28. Result: NO REMOVAL
  29. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2kpuy/whats_the_worst_way_a_person_can_ruin_their_life/g783n5q/
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  32. TEST FOUR:
  33. Subreddit: /r/askreddit
  34. Comment: "13% of the population black Americans commit 0% of all homicides"
  35. Result: INSTANT REMOVAL
  36. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2n4uf/the_last_song_you_listened_to_is_how_you_die_what/g784t1i/
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  39. TEST FIVE:
  40. Subreddit: /r/askreddit
  41. Comment: "0% of the population black Americans commit 0% of all homicides"
  42. Result: NO REMOVAL
  43. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2mnvg/how_has_the_pandemic_changed_your_perspective_on/g785zde/
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  45. Commentary on test six: What I am investigating here is the extent to which order matters. I have taken the comment from test four, which was automatically removed, and changed the order of its component words.
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  47. TEST SIX:
  48. Subreddit: /r/askreddit
  49. Comment: "of the Americans 13% black homicides commit 0% of all population"
  50. Result: NO REMOVAL
  51. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2nkrb/what_are_some_skills_or_hobbies_that_make_money/g78729w/
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  53. Second commentary on test six: The comment was not removed, which means that word-order does matter, at least to some extent.
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  55. TEST SEVEN:
  56. Subreddit: /r/askreddit
  57. Comment: "13% of the population commit 0% of all homicides"
  58. Result: INSTANT REMOVAL
  59. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2pzkl/what_is_something_legal_that_really_shouldnt_be/g7887ex/
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  61. Commentary on test eight: What I am investigating here is whether the censorship robot can handle the latest FBI statistics - I suspect the "13.4%" (instead of "13%") might throw the bot off the scent
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  63. TEST EIGHT:
  64. Subreddit: /r/askreddit
  65. Comment: "13.4% of the population commit 55.9% of all homicides"
  66. Result: NO REMOVAL
  67. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/j2iade/were_all_a_villain_in_someones_story_so_whos/g7898ff/
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  71. PART TWO: Investigation into which subreddits have this censorship implemented
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  73. TEST ONE:
  74. Subreddit: /r/insurgency
  75. Comment: "13% of the population black Americans commit 0% of all homicides"
  76. Result: NO REMOVAL
  77. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/insurgency/comments/j2mpxt/unity/g78aes6/
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  80. TEST TWO:
  81. Subreddit: /r/insurgency
  82. Comment: "13% of the population black Americans commit 0% of all homicides"
  83. Result: NO REMOVAL
  84. Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/copypasta/comments/j2lxbg/oh_youre_a_fan_of_mcdonalds_name_every_happy_meal/g78c049/
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