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However, the reception was hostile from the outset. A left-leaning website, The Daily Kos, published an article claiming Barron’s comic was “racist AF,” despite the author having no prior familiarity with his work. This quick moral panic catalyzed efforts to censor the project, with calls to platforms like Kickstarter to remove and demonetize Private American. As a result, Barron’s campaign was abruptly shut down on Kickstarter, and similar issues arose with crowdfunding site Indiegogo, where the campaign became shadowbanned—meaning it was hidden from public searches and visibility.