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Comment by dpoochieni

5 years ago

They already don't allow commenting on most articles. Makes you wonder what they are afraid of...

The briefest investigation of the comments sections of local news sites explains what they're not only afraid of, but perfectly rationally expecting amd shrewdly avoiding.

  • I don't follow much local news this days, can you share an example?

    I grew up reading the NYTimes online and thought that the discussion section offered great debate. I think it might have become a case of it is too expensive to moderate? Do people just post ads and spam? Because in my mind, active discussion is always good