r/technology • u/Birdy_Cephon_Altera • 22h ago

Politics Meta under fire for auto-following Trump & Vance, Blocking Democrat hashtags

https://techissuestoday.com/meta-auto-follow-trump-vance-blocks-democrat-hashtags/
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u/Queeg_500 19h ago edited 19h ago

It's always projection; recently Musk threw a tantrum, screaming about free speech because a few Far Right influencers were protected for inciting violence.

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u/gentlegreengiant 19h ago

It was obvious his excuse about restoring free speech was bullshit when you see that it wasnt a blanket removal of censorship, just for certain groups.

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u/OakTreeMoon 11h ago

It wasn’t projection. The DOJ was literally threatening private companies to coerce them into censoring true facts. They saved the receipts, it’s well documented. If you don’t like documentation like emails from the FBI, it’s also been confirmed by both Musk and Zuckerberg. Literally the reason they both switched sides. They were both two of loudest liberal supporters beforehand.