Let’s play a little game of hypothetical, shall we?
Let’s say you accuse a very powerful politician of serious wrongdoing, in this case, rape. Let’s say you do it on social media, but a half hour after you post the allegation, it is taken down.
And let’s say, for the purposes here, that you are a prominent athlete. Let’s say a professional tennis player who has been ranked No. 1 in the world as a doubles player. Just like, you know, Peng Shuai of China.
And let’s say that after the post, you disappear from the public eye for three weeks, which scares your friends and colleagues and the world of professional tennis.