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07.03.20, 03:00 AM General Topics
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My guess - CBS shutting down UB to silence a certain group of people, just in time before the election. Primary contingent was u e s moms. This is censorship in its purest form. So sad, so scary. Countdown to this post being deleted... 3, 2, 1. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.03.20, 03:00 AM Flag
 

Dear UrbanBaby community,

Thank you so much for being a valued member of the UrbanBaby community. We wanted to inform you that we are shutting down the site on July 6th. We are grateful for your participation and support that has helped make UrbanBaby such an important resource to parents for many years.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email us at urbanbaby-support@cbsinteractive.com.

Thanks so much,

UrbanBaby Support

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crazy if true [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:02 AM Flag
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Gotta be true. The deletions are up, and things just can't be said in this climate -- think about it. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 05:04 AM Flag
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And nobody here knows George Cheeks? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:03 AM Flag
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Calm down. This page isn't monetized in any way, and doesn't generate enough page views/unique users to make it worth anyone's while to redesign it to do so. They've moderated it more over the past year, most likely in line with all sites and social media best practices to avoid CBS Interactive being associated with perpetuating any type of hate speech. It's not "silencing" or "censorship" when they own the forum. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:06 AM Flag
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Categorically disagree. Post deletions have increased exponentially in the last year, and not remotely in the way you suggest. I agree re legality of censorship as they "own" the forum. Fourth estate! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:08 AM Flag
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It has 130K uniques monthly [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:49 PM Flag
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Meh. A website hosting and maintenance charges are rounding errors for a company like CBS. This reeks of censorship. I sincerely hope CBS realizes that there will be some goodwill damage if they close this down and keep it running. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:39 AM Flag
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Check the company history. They have been going through massive layoffs. I'm sure if it was about censorship, it would've been shutdown a long time ago. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 05:50 AM Flag
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There will be no economic damage to CBS for closing a site that didn’t have a lot of traffic. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 04:56 PM Flag
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I think so too [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:29 AM Flag
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I weep for America, whatever way the elections go in November, the country is in pre-civil war mode. This shutting down is a foreboding sign [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:32 AM Flag
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omg [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:34 AM Flag
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+1 [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:36 AM Flag
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(ツ) You're ridiculous! (ツ) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 03:57 AM Flag
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Not true. CBS just went through a merger and they are evaluating every product. If it can't be monetized then it is being shutdown. Makes the most business sense. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 04:31 AM Flag
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Never understood why they didn't advertise on here. I don't think that UES moms (small group of people in decidedly blue state) are relevant enough to need to be silenced. Sadly, as I am one. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.03.20, 07:34 PM Flag
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