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ColeBane t1_j1e15q3 wrote

Ive always known this to be true, and yet they are the ones who cry the loudest about being silenced, or freedom of speech, blah blah blah.

Its sad how these people feel oppresed when they are treated fairly. And feel free only when they oppress the minorities.

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Khaldara t1_j1e9rfb wrote

Yeah, I mean common sense dictates that it almost needs to be true by virtue of these platforms seeking profitability as well. The right wing is the minority party by population, it also trends older and rural (both segments of the population that are further less likely to be online as persistently).

Consequently if their content wasn’t being amplified, you’d presumably naturally encounter right wing stuff at much lower rates by virtue of its overall representation in the digital space. But companies thrive off “engagement”, regardless of whether it’s positive or not. So the bickering and internet fighting right wing content provides drives it higher than it’d presumably otherwise be.

This of course does absolutely nothing to dissuade their pundits from going on the largest traditional media outlets on the planet to whine about being “canceled” and “silenced”, whilst holding a microphone and staring into a camera.

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JuliusErrrrrring t1_j1fxbdg wrote

Just take a step back and realize how bad everyone thinks the economy is, when the following is 100% true: 1. there are more people currently employed than at any point in U.S. history 2. wages are higher than at any point in U.S. history 3. GDP is at the highest point in U.S. history 4. about 11 million jobs have been added to the economy in the last 21 months

The media, especially the business and economic media is certainly without a doubt biased - but it's biased in favor of the right wing. Now that inflation is easing they will most certainly switch their narrative to push some new negative narrative while continuing to bury all the positive news.

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rddman t1_j1hlleq wrote

> the following is 100% true: 1. there are more people currently employed than at any point in U.S. history 2. wages are higher than at any point in U.S. history 3. GDP is at the highest point in U.S. history 4. about 11 million jobs have been added to the economy in the last 21 months

100% true but also incomplete: cost of living is higher than ever.

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JuliusErrrrrring t1_j1insbx wrote

That’s exactly my point. My point is the reporting is incomplete. Inflation and cost of living has been the only story for over a year. Everything I just said-which is why inflation is so high, has been ignored due to political bias in reporting.

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rddman t1_j1j23w9 wrote

> Inflation and cost of living has been the only story for over a year. Everything I just said-which is why inflation is so high

Everything you said has been true more than a year ago, while inflation and cost of living were not as high as they have been for the past year. So it does not follow that the things you mentioned are the cause of high inflation.

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JuliusErrrrrring t1_j1j8jch wrote

That's an odd take. You think record wages, record employment, record GDP - thus record spending don't contribute to inflation? More than 11 million people working and spending more than 20 months ago doesn't contribute to inflation? You think inflation is only due to supply issues and demand plays no role?

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Anotherherolost t1_j1ei3ym wrote

This article, if you bother to read it or just read the headline a little slower, comes to the conclusion that more users on the right share links. That is all.

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ComfortWeasel t1_j1enpdh wrote

Maybe check out the Twitter files. They were right.

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eazyirl t1_j1f96dl wrote

The "Twitter files" showed that prominent right wing accounts were flagged as "do not intervene" and required special intervention from executives in response to violations of the TOS. In short, they were given special treatment to allow them to break rules without recourse.

On top of that, both independent and internal Twitter research has consistently showed that right wing accounts and content were more often given algorithmic preference (boosted), which you might know is the opposite of suppression.

Unfortunately for everyone, the information Elon released in his co-called "Twitter Files" is very clearly selective to show only part of the story, as we are given no such information about commensurate left wing accounts from which to draw comparison.

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OrangeJr36 t1_j1ev4fo wrote

They pretty much show the opposite. But that doesn't stop far right media from claiming that people acting reasonably and unbiased is in fact bias against them.

When there's a law or rules in place and you keep getting busted for it, you don't complain about why everyone else that isn't breaking the law isn't getting in trouble. You're the only one in trouble because you're the one who keeps breaking the rules.

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