I have been using this app on and off since 2015, so I believe I’m more than qualified to speak on this issue. For as long as I’ve been on Vent , users have taken issue with the way that the staff runs things. Run by a seemingly tiny and ill-equipped group of people, this app staff has a more hands-on and personal vibe than most other apps. This also means that accountability is more easily placed on individuals, and users have long feuded with mods and programmers over such things as constant error messages, slow loading times, certain rules (such as the ban on callout/namedropping posts), and the unfair removal of users. Very recently, though, it has all come to a head. Staff have taken to labeling criticism of their app as “hate speech” and suspending/banning users for daring to speak about them in an unfavorable light. Known abusers, pedophiles, and transphobes receive nothing more than a slap on the wrist, while those trying to warn others about these abusive users are persecuted for it. My feed is nothing but dunks on this app staff. Things have always been tense between the staff and their users, but never more than right now. If it’s not clear, I’m siding with other users here. this app’s handling of issues is extremely unprofessional, and we are starting to get tired of it. There’s been serious discussion of migrating to another app. If this review actually gets published, I’ll be surprised.