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> left leaning calls to violence get banned on social media all the time Yes they do, but a lot less that right leaning calls do, because social media companie
by cabalamat 6y ago
> left leaning calls to violence get banned on social media all the time
Yes they do, but a lot less that right leaning calls do, because social media companies lean leftwards.
For example, Parler was recently kicked off of Google App store, and Apple and Amazon have also threatened to kick Parler off their app store and hosting platform. This was because Parler leans right and some messages by some users encouraged violence.
None of these companies would ever do the same to a mainstream (i.e. left leaning, because social media censors the right more than the left) social media platform because of left wing violent talk/threats.
It's blatantly obvious that big tech is biased to the left. (I say this as someone who is fairly left-leaning, FWIW).
- mullingitover 6y ago> This was because Parler leans right and some messages by some users encouraged violence. This had nothing to do with Parler's political leanings and everything to do with Parler's wildly inadequate content moderation combined with top users calling for the execution of public officials with impunity. Facebook's userbase is very right-leaning and has arguably just as many calls for violence, but they at least have a fully staffed moderation team.
- cabalamat 6y ago> This had nothing to do with Parler's political leanings I think we're going to have to agree to differ here. > Facebook's userbase is very right-leaning Really? It seems to me that just about all adults on on Facebook (I can only think offhand of one person I know IRL who isn't). Thus FB will have the same political composition as the population.