In current political communication, deleting a tweet has become a new way of communicating. Each deletion reveals strategies of censorship, self-censorship, and reputational control within a digital environment defined by constant visibility. This study examines how major Spanish media outlets —El País, El Mundo, ABC, and La Vanguardia— report and frame tweet deletions by Óscar Puente, the Socialist Party (PSOE), the People’s Party (PP), and Vox, combining content and information selection analysis.

Findings show that media coverage of tweet deletions is ideologically driven rather than neutral. In the digital sphere, nothing truly disappears — what is deleted is reinterpreted and amplified, becoming a new arena of political and symbolic struggle.