Conservatives are reporting online experiences of shadowbanning, account suspensions, video demonetizations, algorithm declines, and more. Trump supporters have also claimed that Twitter purposefully promotes negative tweets associated with the president’s handle. However, big tech companies are largely pushing back against accounts of unfair, political bias.
Suffice it to say, the censorship of Infowars and Alex Jones is only the tip of the iceberg. Last month, Americans learned of multiple reports which detailed the systemic strategies employed by progressive groups and big tech companies.
Excerpts from a left-wing memo revealed plans to counteract “right-wing misinformation.” Google and Facebook carried out the aforementioned plan by switching up their algorithms; this resulted in subsequent traffic declines to conservative websites, while left-leaning platforms experienced modest traffic increases.
Concerns about purposeful conservative censorship extend beyond mere theories, accounts, and speculations. Earlier this year, Twitter faced backlash after a released videotaped admission of an employee bragging about constructing algorithms to decrease the viewership of conservative content.
