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8 Nov, 2017

TripAdvisor removed warnings about rapes and injuries at Mexico resorts, tourists say

Did anyone express worry, describe problems or share experiences that might serve as warnings? The public had no way to know.

The posts had all been removed from the forum.

In their place was a message from TripAdvisor that cited various reasons for the deletions: They were “determined to be inappropriate by the TripAdvisor community,” or removed by staff because they were “off-topic” or contained language or subject matter that was not “family friendly.”

Read the rest: http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2017/11/01/tripadvisor-removed-warnings-rapes-and-injuries-mexico-resorts-tourists-say/817172001/