I was banned as a commenter and had my comments deleted because I criticized wannabe rock star Zooey Deschanel.

It has opened my eyes to how many comments get deleted and how many dissenting voices are banned. 

They are entitled to have whatever editorial policies they wish. It’s moral hypocrisy, though, to pretend to fight for an open, transparent internet and to not have a public community standards so people know what subjects to avoid.

The easiest way to get banned is just to bring up their self-censorship.