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Censorship At Its Finest

This is a multi-panel meme using the popular progressive Vince McMahon reaction template. It builds up the following scenario: a user posts a controversial statement online, faces backlash from other users, then receives overwhelming support from their own supporters, gains 500 upvotes in an hour with most users agreeing with their take, and even earns a platform award for the post. Vince McMahon's expressions get increasingly more excited as the scenario builds up, but the punchline comes an hour later: the post is removed by platform censorship, and Vince's expression drops to a deadpan disappointed look. The meme jokes about the common frustrating experience of having a popular, user-supported controversial post taken down by platform content moderation, ruining the excitement of viral success.
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You posted controversial statement
You have people trying to attack you
You got a comment army supported you
500 upvotes in an hour and most people agree with you
You receive an award!
An hour later
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Overview

This is a multi-panel meme using the popular progressive Vince McMahon reaction template. It builds up the following scenario: a user posts a controversial statement online, faces backlash from other users, then receives overwhelming support from their own supporters, gains 500 upvotes in an hour with most users agreeing with their take, and even earns a platform award for the post. Vince McMahon's expressions get increasingly more excited as the scenario builds up, but the punchline comes an hour later: the post is removed by platform censorship, and Vince's expression drops to a deadpan disappointed look. The meme jokes about the common frustrating experience of having a popular, user-supported controversial post taken down by platform content moderation, ruining the excitement of viral success.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit, with the original title given as 'censorship at its finest'. It is built using the pre-existing 6-panel Vince McMahon progressive reaction meme template, which is commonly used for narratives involving escalating excitement that ends in a sudden deflating letdown. It is a widely shared meme discussing common user experiences with platform censorship and content moderation on social media sites.

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