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True. But not in this case. FB and most sites which have a bias against, say conspiracy theories, regularly find themselves against conservative forces which f

True. But not in this case. FB and most sites which have a bias against, say conspiracy theories, regularly find themselves against conservative forces which for, whatever reason, have a willingness to expound and accept conspiracy theories. > https://phys.org/news/2018-12-political-views-people-false-dangers.html https://phys.org/news/2018-12-political-views-people-false-d... Can't find the original articles which showed how conspiracies thrive in different political groups. This then creates the new phenomenon that people here are trying to explain. IF BOTH groups were equal, the bias in action would be then on FB's end. Both groups are NOT equal, and frankly American conservatives (as a group) are far more often to be targetted and spreaders of conspiracy theories and misinformation. This means they are also the subject of far more actions. Since they are the subject of far more actions, this creates a political opportunity. As you can see in this discussion, there is a difference between Perceived Skew of Moderation, and Actual Skew of Moderation. Now people can say "See, we need to deal with FB in congress, because they do more against Conservatives! We suffer more action!". Since FB is also in california, and accused of being "liberal" this accusation is even easier to sell, since it is already believed. FB responds by giving them extra passes, so that they don't get called out or forced to handle new legislation which complicates an already complicated field. ---------- Its really interesting to see how the argument here hinges entire on people's perceptions of what the world is ("both sides are the same") and reality (one side is more affected than the other)

linuxftw 6y ago
> Both groups are NOT equal, and frankly American conservatives (as a group) are far more often to be targetted and spreaders of conspiracy theories and misinformation. If only this were even remotely true. Every time you hear about 'white nationalists' or 'the alt right' doing X, that's a conspiracy theory. And we know who spreads that nonsense. Also, Russia-gate. And how the Senate refused to call witnesses, some large conspiracy. There's currently conspiracy theories floating around about mail sorting machines being removed. In 2016, there were conspiracies surrounding the destruction of primary ballots that were in favor of Bernie Sanders. It's hard to reconcile the evidence with your opinion. It seems to me, both groups market in conspiracy. Both groups think the other group is full of potatoes.
EricE 6y ago
“ FB and most sites which have a bias against, say conspiracy theories, regularly find themselves against conservative forces which for, whatever reason, have a willingness to expound and accept conspiracy theories.” lol - Conspiricy is hardly a “conservative” issue. Heck just look at the now thoroughly debunked Russian collusion hoax. Pizzagate? Laughed out and mocked but over time more and more evidence of perversion among elites surfaces. The most recent being “Cuties”, the “award winning” movie about twerking (their word, not mine) 11 year olds Netflix just started to promote. That award, BTW was from Sundance - where one of the co-founders was convicted and faces six years to life for.... pedophilia. Yup - all just conspiracies. Which is the fun of conspiracies - they can provide great cover if deployed appropriately.

linuxftw 6y ago

> Both groups are NOT equal, and frankly American conservatives (as a group) are far more often to be targetted and spreaders of conspiracy theories and misinformation. If only this were even remotely true. Every time you hear about 'white nationalists' or 'the alt right' doing X, that's a conspiracy theory. And we know who spreads that nonsense. Also, Russia-gate. And how the Senate refused to call witnesses, some large conspiracy. There's currently conspiracy theories floating around about mail sorting machines being removed. In 2016, there were conspiracies surrounding the destruction of primary ballots that were in favor of Bernie Sanders. It's hard to reconcile the evidence with your opinion. It seems to me, both groups market in conspiracy. Both groups think the other group is full of potatoes.

EricE 6y ago

“ FB and most sites which have a bias against, say conspiracy theories, regularly find themselves against conservative forces which for, whatever reason, have a willingness to expound and accept conspiracy theories.” lol - Conspiricy is hardly a “conservative” issue. Heck just look at the now thoroughly debunked Russian collusion hoax. Pizzagate? Laughed out and mocked but over time more and more evidence of perversion among elites surfaces. The most recent being “Cuties”, the “award winning” movie about twerking (their word, not mine) 11 year olds Netflix just started to promote. That award, BTW was from Sundance - where one of the co-founders was convicted and faces six years to life for.... pedophilia. Yup - all just conspiracies. Which is the fun of conspiracies - they can provide great cover if deployed appropriately.