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Locked Comment Sections, Loud Political Posts
A political post can pull in thousands of reactions and hundreds of shares, yet still shut the public out with a single setting: comments off. We dig into what that choice does to public discourse, and why a locked comment section is more than a moderation tactic when the topic is sensitive, controversial, or tied to national security. When the “public square” turns into a one-way megaphone, the numbers look like engagement, but the substance of democratic dialogue gets thinner.
We also unpack the way cyber security and digital privacy issues are framed online. Zero-click spyware, ad…
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