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Facebook’s Political Maelstrom Exposed

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 10/24/2021 10:42:13 PM

The Wall Street Journal has obtained internal Facebook documents that shed light on how politics has affected the social media giant’s behavior in recent years. Some argue that the documents confirm suspicions that Facebook deliberately suppresses conservative views, but to me the story seems more complicated than that: Many Republicans, from Mr. Trump down, say Facebook discriminates against conservatives. The documents reviewed by the Journal didn’t render a verdict on whether bias influences its decisions overall. They do show that employees and their bosses have hotly debated whether and how to restrain right-wing publishers, with more-senior employees often providing a check on agitation from the rank and file.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Dreadnought 10/24/2021 10:42:36 PM (No. 956495)
The primary focus is Breitbart. The woke left seethes in rage over the success of Breitbart on Facebook.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: john56 10/24/2021 11:46:52 PM (No. 956521)
Where are the fierce internal discussions about lies from the left leaning media? No bias, huh?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: itsonlyme 10/25/2021 12:30:16 AM (No. 956535)
Mark Zuckerberg Enemy Of The State
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Reply 4 - Posted by: 4Justice 10/25/2021 12:58:51 AM (No. 956549)
Fakebook is owned and run by the government. Zuckerberg is just a puppet.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Trigger2 10/25/2021 4:08:33 AM (No. 956576)
Facebook is a communist network. All they do is collect information for china and knowtow to every one of china's whims.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: anniebc 10/25/2021 5:49:50 AM (No. 956609)
Do we seriously need anymore proof? Their bias is in plain sight, every day, all day.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: clayusmcret 10/25/2021 10:35:18 AM (No. 956827)
If you've got a current FB account, whether you use it or not, you support their efforts to censor conservatives and conservative media. Simply having the account confirms acceptance of its intolerance and using the account confirms active support. There's no such thing as having an open account but disagreeing with their policies. Same goes for the other leftist social media platforms.
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