I don't know anything about that project, so I can't give an informed opinion on it, BUT I would suggest that if you own any of that coin don't get attached to it emotionally.  Sell when it's time to sell.  I say that because what you described (using bots, censoring criticism) sounds exactly like all the other projects that have gone scammy, and that might be what's happening with LAPO.  It's just a hunch on my part based on what you wrote and what I've seen in the past with other projects.

I'm pretty sure a lot of sites do this, but I also agree that it's not a great sign.  How many ICOs have we seen that were caught with fake developer profiles?  You'd think new ones would want to avoid even the suspicion of shenanigans.