The learning process for commenting on AOL is frustrating, but what the heck...I'm retired and have nothing else to do...

The learning process for commenting on AOL is frustrating, but what the heck...I'm retired and have nothing else to do...So, clue me in on commenting and I'll give it ANOTHER try.

I did the same thing! Everything I post gets censured even though they contain no foul language, insults or anything.

I was blocked out of a discussion because I referred to "nuts" in talking about machine parts (i.e., screws, bolts, etc.), I rewrote it to nutz and then n.u.t.s. and was then told I had been blocked too many times to continue participating.

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Take note of all below, do something positive for once in your sad negative lives, and allow freedom of speech.!!! Post disclaimers if you have to, but for ***** sake put it out there.Once again I rest my humble case.!!!!!

Looks to Me like there is a little gang of Elon Musks in your organisation who think they are the next best thing to jesus Christ, Censoring peoples opinions. How sad is that.!!!!!

I am a Progressive Liberal Democratic Socialist [FDR style] and AOL permanently banned me from posting anything period.
That is called Fascism, so I assume AOL and their staff support Fascism over Freedom of the Press, Speech and Expression!!!
BOYCOTT AOL!!!

AOL needs to be shut down.

mine too for the last 5 years. Say anything about a Democrat and you are ban. No free speech on AOL. They are communist

To all AOL workers who participate in censorship you should all be ashamed of yourselves. You are a disgrace to every serviceman who died to protect your freedoms, and this is how you pay them back. disgraceful.

Appears you cannot call people dumb or stupid for licking frogs,

AOL removes all of my comments. They disagree with my conservative views and my support of Republicans. They have even removed my posting of the Lords Prayer. AOL does not believe in free speech. I have never posted anything in violation of their phony justifications for censorship. AOL is Anti-American.

Getting kicked off and banned from the commenting section in AOL makes me appreciate the principals of free speech and freedom of the press and our democracy itself, where in the USA a person is innocent until they are proven guilty. Aol's random censorship is what it's like to live in a country with a dictatorship. You don't even get an explanation as to what the problem was with the comment nor have any right to appeal their decision. It looks like people are blacklisted too. I am a paying customer and should not be treated that way. Luckily AOL commenters don't get imprisoned for expressing their opinions as happens to people in Russia and China for example, but AOL presents it as a discussion forum open to all aol members and it is not. It is some sort of randomly censored chit-chat. I wonder if the AOL censors laugh when they kick people off.

I don't think they are censoring because they are "liberals" or "leftist"..On the contrary, they seem to have sort of a narrow minded puritanical approach to all comments. Also almost everthing that is mildly controversial is off topic.

There is no freedom of speech on comments. I regularly write reader comments on various well respected newspapers and have never been banned and often get many likes. It is unbelievable. When there was a baby formula shortage I mentioned the word breastfeeding as being a possible alternative for some people to try..the whole comment was censored. Just censored today. I will not partake in any further discussions or comments. There is no freedom of civilized speech on their forums.

you people suck. As a 30 year member of aol I cannot believe how limited your posting "guidelines" are?? Do you people believe in ANY KIND of free speech? Or are you afraid trump supporters are going to get their little feelings hurt because some of us are livid that religion has now given females less choices in their lives. Wake up and stop trying to be a dictatorship!! And this is coming from a bleeding hear liberal.

I am constantly censored by the AOL communists. It is so irritating. Not sure how they can get away with it, but they will surely take your monthly payment as long as they can get away with it. I want to get off AOL and tell them to shove it because of their censorship but it would be a pain since I've had the same email on everything for over 20 years. So I try to get on and check my email and then get off before I see all of their President Trump and other conservative hate articles which they post constantly as part of their propaganda campaign. Wouldn't it be nice to have free speech in America. You will not have free speech on AOL.

OK AOL, you've had your fun. Now reinstate my comments. Each one you censored has been copied and has been sent to my Representative and both Senators for their inclusion into banishing section 230. There's more than one way to skin a cat. I logged on in a different name and email address. The comments are flowing again.

All my comments on AOL were censored today as they did not meet their guidelines. So I gave it the keyboard test. I typed my keyboard. It came back that my comment was on hold. I typed a response that all it said was "Good". It came back the same way. I've compiled a list of these censored comments and have sent them to my Representative and senators in Congress. Abolish section 230.