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The bias is against electoral manipulation and fake news. Hence the "hacked" materials removal. > The policy on “hacked” materials is a good example that was
by markdown 6y ago
The bias is against electoral manipulation and fake news. Hence the "hacked" materials removal.
> The policy on “hacked” materials is a good example that was selectively applied only against one side.
On the side that pushes fake news, yes. That's a good bias to have.
- ceilingcorner 6y agoThere were plenty of situations in which the information was clearly gained illegally (or totally made up), but since it made Trump look bad, it was allowed. His tax returns, for example. As I said, if you think one side is somehow unbiased and just, you aren’t paying attention.
- throwawaysea 6y agoHere are 11 examples of when this very thing happened, one of which is of course Trump's tax returns: https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/15/11-hacks-leaks-and-hoaxes-that-twitter-and-facebook-didnt-throttle-because-they-hurt-trump/ https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/15/11-hacks-leaks-and-hoax...