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> In general, it's usually "Team Red" channels are the ones getting censored.

Source? They're certainly the ones whining about it the most, but studies show algorithms have been favoring their messages basically forever.

https://bhr.stern.nyu.edu/quick-take/more-evidence-that-cons...



Source is the link that I posted. They study this specific topic, and you’ll be hard pressed to find a better data set out methodology I think.

https://americasdigitalshield.com/

The only major tech platform that leans red is Twitter after musk bought it, unsurprisingly.

Mind you, I’m not taking sides here. I gave up on both teams at least a decade ago. I just don’t think this is behavior we should allow from tech companies either direction.


My not is that having a slant is perfectly acceptable, having tech companies so large that their comment policies affect the Overton Window isn’t.

I don’t have to care if the Washington Post or Financial Times have a political leaning, there are alternatives. Less so with Instagram. You can pry Facebook out of my mothers dead hands when that day comes.




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