Have YOU ever been trolled and prevented from posting on a social media platform, including Substack?

Have you ever been trolled on social media? Take the poll and share your experience!

Social media has become the modern public square, a place to share ideas, challenge norms, and connect with people who share your beliefs—or don’t. But for many, the experience is starting to feel like something else entirely. Increasingly, people report that attempts to post or share on certain platforms—Substack included—are met with roadblocks: blocks, bans, content removals, suspicious “technical issues,” and relentless trolling. Whether it’s bots or individuals with opposing agendas, this interference goes beyond ordinary disagreement. It’s censorship by another name, preventing people from engaging fully.

This phenomenon isn’t just frustrating; it’s chilling for free speech. Have you personally experienced this on a platform? Are these isolated incidents or signs of a larger issue? Take the poll below and let’s find out if this pattern is more widespread than we think.