Tamworth Council Unlocks Level Two Of Facebook Moderation
Tamworth Regional Council has once again demonstrated its commitment to open and transparent governance by swiftly removing a Facebook comment that dared to question who exactly gave them advice about Ray Walsh House tiles.
The council says it is simply continuing a long-standing tradition of online moderation — one that stretches back to the very first time a ratepayer asked “what happened to my rates money?” on a post about a new lawn mower.
“It’s not censorship,” insisted one councillor, while polishing the ‘Hide Comment’ button like a family heirloom. “It’s community management. We just manage the community by making sure no one can see what they actually say.”
Council sources revealed that staff are highly trained in three official tactics:
Delete — for spicy questions.
Hide — for anything too fact-based.
Ignore — for everything else.
“This isn’t new,” admitted the councillor. “We’ve always deleted comments. But now that we’ve figured out the hide function, it’s like unlocking a whole new level of democracy. Ratepayers can scream into the void and technically their comment still ‘exists’. That’s what we call innovation.”
Locals, meanwhile, say they are impressed by Council’s speed in censoring Facebook threads compared to its speed fixing potholes, with one resident observing: “If only they filled roads as fast as they hide criticism, we’d all be driving on gold-plated marble tiles by now.”
Council has reassured residents it will continue to “keep the community updated” on the future of Ray Walsh House, just as long as no one replies.
This article is satirical and does not represent real events (except the parts that kind of do).
