Within minutes, LinkedIn blurred the image and the caption disappeared behind a warning.
The dolphins were gone from view.
Earlier this week, I shared my podcast episode, The One Where Dolphins Die for Shark Meat, on LinkedIn. An investigation into how dolphins in Peru are harpooned, butchered, and used illegally as bait to catch sharks. By the time most people saw it, the evidence was hidden.
I posted a follow-up. I emailed LinkedIn. No response.
At first, it felt like another conservation post throttled by the algorithm. Then a bigger, more unsettling question set in:
If social media is now our primary source of news, communication, and global awareness… what happens when the truths we most need are quietly removed from sight?
If we don’t see it, we can’t feel it.
If we can’t feel it, we won’t act.
We all know the power of images from war zones, malnourished children, bombed-out streets, families fleeing violence. They are vital. They tell the truth. They hold governments to account. They drive aid where it’s needed.
So why is it acceptable to show human suffering, yet not the suffering of other species? Why can a malnourished child in Gaza appear in your feed, but an illegally caught dolphin is deemed “too graphic to show”?
This isn’t about my post. It’s about the control we’ve handed to a handful of corporations, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, who now decide what we can see, and by extension, what we can care about.
In this week’s Voice for the Blue podcast, I dig deeper into this creeping reality, conservation evidence buried, public outrage neutered, crimes against nature left invisible.
When platforms hide the truth, independent journalism becomes more important than ever. That’s what you’re funding when you upgrade. Paid subscribers keep these investigations unfiltered, and free for those who can’t afford to pay.
If you care about the ocean, and about knowing the truth, I hope you’ll join them.
