Lock it Down: The Word-Filter Playbook for Political Pages
If you run a political page, you already know: the comments section is where democracy goes to die. Where you'd hope to find healthy debate, instead you'd find coordinated brigades dropping racial slurs, dogwhistles, and the same three bad-faith talking points on every post. The algorithm loves the engagement but your community hates it and you’d rather be doing anything else. Here's how to stop or at least slow it down before it hits your timeline.
The Golden Rule
Filter conduct, not viewpoint. A white-list that blocks "Trump" or "MAGA" doesn't protect your page — it makes you look scared, generates screenshots for the trolls, and buries legitimate critics you should actually be talking to. Filter slurs, harassment, coded hate…
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