Is it true that Quora suppresses free speech with its moderation?

asked by Yonathan K. on 10/7/15

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Thumbnail of user michaelg135

Yes, the questions about penis size and virginity seems to sponsor endless discussion!

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Thumbnail of user miker321

Yes, as a conservative libertarian (but not a raving lunatic) I can tell you with 100 % certainty that Quora suppresses political opinions, whether through its moderators, or through downvotes/reporting from the progressives who form its user base (or both). It is impossible to use and enjoy Quora on a long-term basis if you are right of center. You will constantly be reported, blocked, and otherwise prevented from getting a good user experience.

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Yes. They not only modified one of my questions, but took one of them down because someone was offended by a reply to an answer on one of my questions regarding gender. Not only was I attacked, they tried to make me look stupid. When I didn't change my opinion, they completely removed my question. They must have some snowflakes working as moderators, because it was only my fifth question. I'm very opinionated and my mind isn't easy to change. Once they saw that, I was a threat. Now, I'm just waiting for my account to be deleted.

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Thumbnail of user paramk1

Yes it does as the sinister Quora admins seem to be remote controlled by some ideology, they rewrite your questions, if you answer a question crystal clear they go on making to make it clear until you are tired and give up. They entertain insane questions like " How can I destroy this earth?" and avoid serious questions. If you don't agree they insult you like hell.

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Thumbnail of user ericg50

If you mean having a reasonable discussion about something without being subjected to bullying and trolling without consequences? Then no. The site admins openly favor certain points of view, and seem to be involved in their own personal feuds that flow over into moderation.

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By the definition of "moderation" and its intent, most would understand that to mean that anyone becoming bullying or vile in their language would be warned. However, they do not intervene when the bullying occurs if they are biased against the user being bullied. So short answer is YES. If they support trolls and thugs on their site that champion atheism and when they cannot produce a cogent argument in defense of their points and view they turn to vitriol, obscene language, and childish -trollish behavior, then YES they do not support free speech on their site. If they did, moderation would show an even hand to all viewpoints and arguments.

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In my opinion yes. I think the site has been taken over by militant atheists and far left thinking people. I think it's kind of sad because it has a lot of potential. But that's my take. Anything that you post on Quora That doesn't follow their ideology. You risk getting viciously attacked.

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Thumbnail of user anhmyt

Yes. Absolutely.

It support Chinese Communist Party (CCP). You may try an experiment to see if my opinion is correct by answering a political question on recent Hong Kong protest. All answers that the Hong Kong protestants are wrong, and should be suppressed are voted with thumbs up. The answers that CCP is wrong, against love, against humanity will be deleted, and you are blocked from adding other comments. Your appeals will be turned down by Quora administrators.

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Thumbnail of user tonias21

They let the discussing get hot, even girls talking abu how much they love oral, what they do with their hands on the guys at the same time and how they feel when swallowing it but... but... they are not girls but moderates on the site who later remove all the posts and leave only the dirty talk about Trump hate and Soros love., if you say anything your a antisemite, even if your a jew!

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Thumbnail of user shawnw24

If by free speech you mean the ability to say whatever you want about anything provided that it is not illegal (such as libel), then it does suppress free speech. That said, if you have read my review, they do have a considerable amount of toleration. I would say that the adminstrators accurately mirror what far left liberals in the U.S. believe. If your answers are too offensive to this group then you will get banned.

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Thumbnail of user amiekas

Yes! If you say anything within the free speech line even though you don't use profanity or threats etc. they will block you... delete anything you say... They pick and choose what they leave on there..

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