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Yes they are, if by censoring you mean they are actively choosing not to promote it because of their political beliefs. That doesn't mean it's a policy or evide
by elgabogringo 10y ago
Yes they are, if by censoring you mean they are actively choosing not to promote it because of their political beliefs. That doesn't mean it's a policy or evidence of collusion with the DNC.
When the articles came about about the team at facebook that managed the trending feature, it turned out to be a bunch of low-paid contractors fresh out of school. Not surprising they'd be left-leaning in the valley.
Now twitter? Right downtown on 10th(?) and Market? Fair to say your employees (and prospective hiring pool) leans left. Without a concerted effort the output of any team there is going to lean left.
I don't know if this excuses the behavior. To me it's almost a little scarier. We have a bunch of people running media that aren't even aware of their biases. A sort of leftist privilege.
- huac 10y agothe DNC isn't left wing; many left wing commentators are unhappy with how the DNC suppressed the left-wing candidacy of Bernie Sanders.
- elgabogringo 10y agoThe fact that you don't realize that the DNC is left wing is a great example of the leftist privilege I'm talking about. Yes, the DNC is left wing. It's way to the left of the RNC. It's just not as far to the left as Sanders.
- huac 10y agoThe DNC being to the left of the Republicans does not make it left wing. If you're going to grade on a scale, the US Democratic party is centre-right by world standards. ' It's not leftist privilege to demand better from the government. It's centrist privilege to accept uncritically the status quo.