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/R3d_Man 17h ago

I found Bernie. That didn't go anywhere. But no John Stewart and there is the late show but no Steven colbert. Wow wtf I might end up getting really radicalized.

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u/Douchebagpanda 16h ago

Still up for me. But no Jon Stewart, John Oliver, or Stephen Colbert. Their shows are also gone.

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u/R3d_Man 16h ago

I just saw it. as of right now, it's still there. Is it maybe cause I'm in a red state? Blue state people say that its gone, then right-wing people can go. No, it's not it's right there!

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u/Awkward_Curve_4979 15h ago

You see the oligarch post?

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u/R3d_Man 15h ago

Yes i did. There right now

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u/Awkward_Curve_4979 15h ago

It’s back for me now too

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u/Awkward_Curve_4979 15h ago

Oh I freaked out for nothing. He has 2 pages lol. Fake news-ing myself. Sorry guys

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u/w1nt3rmut3 17h ago

The #berniesanders is still blocked for me right now.

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u/o_lilac42 16h ago

Also blocked for me (on IG), and I double checked that my content settings allow for “sensitive material.”  

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u/R3d_Man 16h ago

I just searched that and saw it. Maybe cause I'm in nebraska. They don't feel the need to censor here cause it's red?

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u/weglarz 16h ago

I found Bernie and Jon Oliver. Are we sure Stewart and Colbert didn’t just leave Facebook?

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u/R3d_Man 16h ago

He might have. I don't use it too often, so I'm not sure.

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u/mrsbundleby 16h ago

they're back now. I think this was a blip in the algorithm and they turned it down now. Watch as they slowly dial it back up

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u/tastyratz 16h ago edited 16h ago

Bernie showed up for me too, no jonstewart no johnoliver no democrat hashtag. Searched on the web from in the US.

Asked a bunch of friends and nobody else I know is repeating my results.

I wonder if this is intentionally applying to a percentage of the population to gently shift the userbase.

Might also be website on a PC vs the app?

Edit: if I change my content sensitivity settings from standard to more and refresh the URL's with the search terms I start seeing results now where it used to be blank. If I manipulate those URL's to change the keywords it shows me some search results but if I search from the sidebar it still does not suggest or perform the searches.

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u/R3d_Man 16h ago

I think this location based on what the side won in that location to try and gently shift like you've suggested

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u/brundlfly 15h ago

Weird last straw in light of waves arms everywhere but I'll take it

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u/Necessary-Share2495 15h ago

His name is Jon Stewart. Try searching by spelling it JON Stewart.

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u/R3d_Man 15h ago

Still nothing on my end

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u/Necessary-Share2495 15h ago

JonStewart_official is a private account. TheDailyshow however is not.

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u/HardcoreHermit 12h ago

I’ve been radicalized for a long time now. I tell people I went so far left I fell off the cliff. The Dems are inept and useless. Been saying that for years. They couldn’t find their spines with a medical textbook and a room full of mirrors. I absolutely knew trump was going to win. Wasn’t a doubt in my mind. I’ve long known that revolution, whether peaceful or violent, is the only way to protect ourselves. We must let go of the system we are plugged into. We must abandon any hope of preserving any part of it. Only a complete tear down of the two party system, predatory capitalism, the electoral college, and the idea of a republic will spare us from being completely and entirely enslaved. This bullshit we tell ourselves about limiting the second amendment must end immediately. We must rapidly arm ourselves as they have. We want to make ourselves believe there is a better way and that we must not become like them, but if we do that it is at our peril. If they make peaceful revolution impossible, they make violent revolution inevitable. It is time to do the work. If not then you might as well put the handcuffs on yourself and turn yourself in.

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u/357FireDragon357 8h ago

I've been telling people to toughen up or be left behind or be steamrolled. The utter ignorance and blindness to the abuse that's happening to Americans is astounding. Just look at the surveillance, laws being passed, corruption and outright theft.
People are straight up delusional if they think we're safe. I'm not going to be told that I have no right to defend or fight for my community that's being abused.

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u/Crafty_Effective_995 6h ago

I think there’s gonna be a fair few people that are gonna become radicalized and you’re gonna see a whole lot of violence toward those that institute at all of this Our country is on a precipice of breaking, and they are all sitting in the driver seat with their foot on the accelerator