We are all Slave now.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I want to turn it into the neighborhood where we discuss corporate preclusion of expression.

I occasionally look at the Mrs.'s FB page. Used to be filled with dicey jokes, party pics, etc. Over the last few years, it's turned into a sewer of bland positive platitudes (often using the word "blessed," which should be banned), ads from friends who've discovered the joy of becoming realtors, eulogies for dead pets and great grandparents, and the obligatory "thoughts and prayers" following some tragedy (or some vague request for gun control where the tragedy is a mass shooting). Oh, and "awareness" events (runs, fast walks, relays, bike rides, bus rides, marches, unexplained ribbon-wearing ceremonies, etc.).

This is all, of course, because everybody's afraid of being flagged as offensive...

I'll stop you right there. It's because Facebook's algorithms think that's what will engage you, based on their experience with lots of your peers. I don't particularly like to use Facebook because it is so poor at delivering content that I like. Obviously it's very good at giving other people what they want, because it's market cap is north of $511 billion just now.