Should politicians be able to hide respectful public questions and comments on their social media

I’m interested to hear other people’s experiences with this.

Recently I asked a local MP a question about fuel price increases on their Facebook page. The comment wasn’t abusive or offensive — it was just a legitimate question — but it was removed shortly afterwards.

https://www.change.org/Politicians\_transparency\_for\_social\_media

Social media has become one of the main ways constituents communicate with elected representatives. When respectful questions

are hidden or removed it can prevent open public discussion and create the impression that only supportive views exist.

Because of this I started a petition calling for clearer moderation rules and transparency when comments are hidden or removed from politicians’ official social media pages.

The goal isn’t to prevent moderation of abusive content, but to ensure respectful public discussion remains visible.

Petitions link if anyone is interested is attached