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These companies are already in the dark deep of hyper partisan censorship. Take reddit for example. Nearly every sub is a left wing echo chamber, with essential

These companies are already in the dark deep of hyper partisan censorship. Take reddit for example. Nearly every sub is a left wing echo chamber, with essentially the same comment being made, and opposing viewpoints hidden, shadow-banned, or deleted under the guise of 'disinformation' even if they are factually accurate. Some of it is partly driven by liaisons within US and other governments, and supported by media. That is both problematic and terrorizing. Media was always supposed to be a counter-balance to government over-reach, but today, media is in on the scheme.

andybak 4y ago
Except you can start your own subreddit and choose your own moderation policies. The inaccurately named /r/conservative has a lot of traffic and there are many more.
- zaroth 4y ago
  I think some people tried that once…
- PM_me_your_math 4y ago
  That's a funny joke considering 99% of subs which don't carry water is eventually banned for "misinformation" and is filled with bad actors and sock puppets.
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- atlantic 4y ago
  Being able to start a subreddit is meaningless, when right-leaning subreddits are systematically shut down, or restricted to the point of becoming inoperative, as soon as they pass a certain threshold popularity.
  - andybak 4y ago
    Citation needed
  - anigbrowl 4y ago
    In practice, the threshold of popularity seems to be that where the members of the subreddit feel comfortable raiding others.
- mensetmanusman 4y ago
  Many were banned.
geysersam 4y ago
That depends where one finds oneself on the political scale. A communist is only going to find neoliberal semi fascist conservative consensus where someone on the extreme right finds a socialist echo chamber. What reasonable viewpoints do you perceive are being deleted and accused of being disinformation?
8note 4y ago
Reddit is pretty right wing overall. Stuff like /r/shitredditsays exist/existed to point out reddit being misogynistic, and capitalism is the name of the game for all the large subreddits. I don't think you'll find a large subreddit that is actually leftist. It's just centered on what the population thinks, both for overall trends and for the reddit user base. This doesn't match US politics because US politics don't match popular opinion, driven instead by the arbitrary layout of states and congressional districts

andybak 4y ago

Except you can start your own subreddit and choose your own moderation policies. The inaccurately named /r/conservative has a lot of traffic and there are many more.

zaroth 4y ago
I think some people tried that once…
PM_me_your_math 4y ago
That's a funny joke considering 99% of subs which don't carry water is eventually banned for "misinformation" and is filled with bad actors and sock puppets.
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atlantic 4y ago
Being able to start a subreddit is meaningless, when right-leaning subreddits are systematically shut down, or restricted to the point of becoming inoperative, as soon as they pass a certain threshold popularity.
- andybak 4y ago
  Citation needed
- anigbrowl 4y ago
  In practice, the threshold of popularity seems to be that where the members of the subreddit feel comfortable raiding others.
mensetmanusman 4y ago
Many were banned.

geysersam 4y ago

That depends where one finds oneself on the political scale. A communist is only going to find neoliberal semi fascist conservative consensus where someone on the extreme right finds a socialist echo chamber. What reasonable viewpoints do you perceive are being deleted and accused of being disinformation?

8note 4y ago

Reddit is pretty right wing overall. Stuff like /r/shitredditsays exist/existed to point out reddit being misogynistic, and capitalism is the name of the game for all the large subreddits. I don't think you'll find a large subreddit that is actually leftist. It's just centered on what the population thinks, both for overall trends and for the reddit user base. This doesn't match US politics because US politics don't match popular opinion, driven instead by the arbitrary layout of states and congressional districts