[ April 25, 2024 ]
“War is being declared on the conservative movement in this space and conservatives are losing — badly.”
For years I have warned the greatest threat to our nation, our precious freedoms, was the left’s war on our first amendment rights. We filed suit against the social media giants — little notice was paid. As if censoring Geller was OK. No one wanted to dirty themselves with that fight. But it was never about Geller. It was about our freedom, I was merely the tip of the spear. Going on two years later, and now we have reached a tipping point which may be unrecoverable.
On Monday, the Media Research Center released a comprehensive report detailing the suppression of conservative opinions on major social media platforms. Empirical evidence what was previously described as a “rightwing conspiracy theory.”
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There is conspiracy theory and conspiracy fact. This is surely the latter.
I document in detail the breathtaking war on free speech in social media in my book, FATWA: HUNTED IN AMERICA. Get the book, you will be shaken.
Read: The Urgent Case for Legislation against Facebook and Google
The 50-page report, “Censored! How Online Media Companies Are Suppressing Conservative Speech” examines the four largest internet entities — Google, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube — and declares that their handling of political speech is “far more troubling than most conservatives realize.” Indeed. It lists the conservative blog Legal Insurrection, foreign policy commentator Pamela Geller, conservative columnist Michelle Malkin, video bloggers Diamond and Silk, Dennis Prager’s PragerU series, and several pro-gun channels as having seen their videos either deleted, age-restricted, or demonetized, and in the cases of Geller and Legal Insurrection, their accounts terminated entirely [after taking action, my account was reinstated].
Facebook has adopted sharia-complaint policies for some time now. My feed is blocked from my millions of followers on Facebook, and I have seen my circulation drop precipitously in the past three months. For news publishers, Facebook is the motherboard of link traffic. No news site can survive without them. None of us are immune, which is why my traffic is down upwards of 70% since the block. My Facebook page has a million followers; add my organizations to that, and it is roughly 1.5 million people. Now imagine their sharing capability, and their friends and their friends — you get the picture. It’s how we fight fake news. All of my FB followers experience similar issues with their posts and shares. I receive scores of emails everyday from readers telling me of new blocks, bans and Facebook jail sentences. It’s why I am suing.
I do not know how far my lawsuit against the social media giants will get, but I do know that something must be done. Whether through legislation or anti-trust lawsuits, the chokehold that the uniformly leftist corporate media managers at social media giants like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google have on our means of communication must be broken.
If the US government could break up Ma Bell, the USG can break up Facebook. Today’s IP address is yesterday’s phone number. It’s how we communicate today — whether by FB comment, messenger, Twitter DM, etc.
Related: Facebook Executive travels to Pakistan to assure government it will remove “anti-Islam” material
New report shows ‘troubling’ social media censorship of conservative views
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April 17, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — On Monday, the conservative Media Research Center released a comprehensive report detailing the suppression of conservative opinions on major social media platforms.
The 50-page report, “Censored! How Online Media Companies Are Suppressing Conservative Speech,” was written by Ashley Rae Goldenberg and Dan Gainor. It examines the four largest internet entities — Google, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube — and declares that their handling of political speech is “far more troubling than most conservatives realize.”
“War is being declared on the conservative movement in this space and conservatives are losing — badly,” the report’s executive summary says. “If the right is silenced, billions of people will be cut off from conservative ideas and conservative media.”
The report finds that all four websites actively hide or deemphasize conservative content from users, and that in some cases staffers have admitted doing so was intentional. It further criticizes the platforms for relying on left-wing organizations to provide advice and screening sources that are presented as impartial.
The report finds that Google, the world’s most influential search engine, displayed a “tendency toward left-wing bias in its search results.” Its lead source was a study by Robert Epstein of the American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology, which found that search results for decided voters “were nearly twice as biased in favor of (Hillary) Clinton” in the 2016 presidential election.
“Censored!” also highlights a January 2018 Project Vertias video, which filmed Twitter employees admitting that they “shadow-ban” some conservative users — a practice by which others cannot see a shadow-banned user’s content, but the target has not been notified of an action against him. Twitter has attempted to block several pro-life advertisements, as well.
The report also notes that Twitter attorney Sean Edgett admitted to a House panel that during the election Twitter censored 25 percent of tweets carrying the #PodestaEmails hashtag, and 48 percent of those tagged #DNCLeak (referencing a scandal over leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee).
Regarding Facebook, the report calls attention to a 2016 Gizmodo report that quoted several former employees as admitting that Facebook “routinely” manipulated its trending news feature to exclude topics such as the Conservative Political Action Conference, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and the scandal concerning former IRS official Lois Lerner.
“It was absolutely bias. We were doing it subjectively. It just depends on who the curator is and what time of day it is,” one former news curator is quoted as saying.
YouTube has suppressed conservative content as well, according to MRC. It lists the conservative blog Legal Insurrection, foreign policy commentator Pamela Geller, conservative columnist Michelle Malkin, video bloggers Diamond and Silk, Dennis Prager’s PragerU series, and several pro-gun channels as having seen their videos either deleted, age-restricted, or demonetized, and in the cases of Geller and Legal Insurrection, their accounts terminated entirely.
Prager and Diamond and Silk’s cases are ongoing, but YouTube has since reversed most of the decisions listed here, claiming they were unintentional errors.
Nevertheless, suspicions remain that the trend is due to a persistent, deliberate bias rather than occasional, benign mistakes. “Censored!” notes that each company takes advice and outsources some fact-checking and guideline enforcement to organizations that themselves have left-wing biases.
Twitter relies on a “Trust and Safety Council” to provide advice on “safety products, policies, and programs.” Its America-based member organizations include just one conservative group, the Network of Enlightened Women, but 12 left-wing groups, including the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the pro-homosexual GLAAD. Both organizations have labeled mainstream conservative organizations as “hate groups.”
ADL is also one of the groups YouTube employs to flag “hateful content” for restriction, as is the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), another left-wing organization infamous for accusing mainstream conservatives of “hate.”
Facebook’s “fact-checking” feature relies primarily on left-leaning publications such as Snopes and PolitiFact for ostensibly-impartial “fact checking,” as well (in fairness, the conservative Weekly Standard is also listed as a fact-checker). Facebook does not formally employ SPLC as part of that process, but in August 2017 it deleted 57 of more than 200 alleged “hate groups” suggested by SPLC. Google faces similar criticism.
The report lists several recommendations for tech companies, including greater transparency for when and how content restriction decisions are made, publishing clear guidelines for ideological content, cutting ties with “bad actors” such as GLAAD and SPLC, employing truly neutral fact-checkers, and overhauling their algorithms, advertising policies, and systems for flagging and reporting disputed content.
“The conservative movement is facing a threat to its very existence — a new, insidious form of media censorship,” Goldenberg and Gainor warned. “It’s almost too much for conservatives even to contemplate fighting. But they need to do much more than contemplate it.
“Americans have always had to be willing to fight for a righteous cause, from Lexington and Concord to the beaches of Normandy,” they concluded. “Now it’s the conservative movement’s turn to fight. This is a different kind of battle, but it’s still a fight for freedom.”
White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/#page
Ajit Pai, head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Email: [email protected].
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34 Comments
6 years ago
At least our heroine, Ms.Geller is fighting back.
The rest seem to be submitting…
6 years ago
Right-Wing Media Promote An Anti-Semitic Extremist To Mock Starbucks Controversy http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/right-wing-media-promote-an-anti-semitic-extremist-to-mock-starbucks-controversy/
6 years ago
Influential rabbi teaches would-be Israeli soldiers: Genocide is a mitzvah
http://mondoweiss.net/2018/04/influential-soldiers-genocide/
6 years ago
Influential rabbi teaches would-be Israeli soldiers: Genocide is a mitzvah
http://mondoweiss.net/2018/04/influential-soldiers-genocide/
6 years ago
Dirty scumbag commies!
6 years ago
Perhaps this what what we should be focusing on: Drought Returns to Huge Swaths of U.S., Fueling Fears of a Thirsty Future http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/04/17/drought-returns-to-huge-swaths-of-us-fueling-fears-of-a-thirsty-future
6 years ago
Comprehensive new report shows ‘troubling’ social media censorship of conservative views
I wonder how much of it is algorithmic and how much is directed by human intervention. For example, this site uses a lot of inflammatory words, which would easily be detected by an automated search. Moreover, an algorithm will be challenged to distinguish between a expression of hate or violent intent from a mere report thereof or metacommentary.
Of course, it doesn’t help that the “goon squad” here does in fact comment maliciously, which, I believe, algorithms used by Facebook and Google do weigh.
6 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
The MRC ignores that sometimes the police will tell Facebook, Twitter, or Google not to take action so as to be able to monitor those pages for crimes. The other way around, the TOS is violated but no crime is committed as well.
6 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
Little itty spittoon, and her one woman “goon squad”, along with her alter ego, Kat Mandu. TOO funny. Simply hilarious. Although, one must admit that she is SO much fun to laugh AT!
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
Little itty spittoon, and her one woman “goon squad”, along with her alter ego, Kat Mandu. TOO funny. Simply hilarious. Although, one must admit that she is SO much fun to laugh AT!
Naturally, as is your insipid habit, you simply bloviate malice, but you have nothing to say about the underlying issue I raised. Truly you supply evidence that “shruggers” here (a reference to the original name of this site) are stupid and ignorant.
What an infantile, moronic goon you are.
6 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
When you post ONE thing of any substance, dealing with ANY issue, come back and let’s have a conversation. Until then, I recommend that you cease ATTEMPTING to address your social and intellectual betters.
6 years ago
Reply to
felix1999
You have to admit, felix1999, she’s a hoot. She is SO much fun to laugh AT!
6 years ago
Reply to
Achmed Mohandjob
When you post ONE thing of any substance, dealing with ANY issue …
In addition to your considerable intellectual limitations, you have psychological issues, goon. Get help.
6 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
In addition to your exceedingly limited intellect, you are delusional. I truly pity you, guttersnipe. I would recommend you seek help. However, there is no cure for “stupid”.. I truly pity you.
6 years ago
Reply to
Liatris Spicata
Much of it is direct human intervention. Algorithms typically flag. Humans then refuse to act against porn, terrorism, criminal activity, or against well-established biases.
Advertising management and monetization is handled in Silicon Valley – and a few related satellites in SoCal, Washington, and even Texas. But most of the flags go to contract staff in India, the Philippines, Malaysia, and a few here and there across SE Asia. These folks delete posts, accounts, etc. There’s a protocol that bounces stuff back to HQ for large accounts with lots of traffic. Shadow-banning is a different matter, but it is likely that the contract staff has a button or indicator they press (named innocuously) which will institute shadow-ban protocols. This is likely b/c it is the same as tweaking Ad-serving content to the top, bottom, left or right of a page.
Don’t ask how I know. I will deny everything.
6 years ago
Reply to
Dan Knight
Wow, Dan, a civil, and even informative response- imagine that!
Golly, one wonders why you address my comment at all, given that there is never ONE thing of any substance, dealing with ANY issue to any of my comments :>).
Even though you adroitly headed me off at the pass by saying, Don’t ask how I know. I will deny everything. your description sounds quite plausible, so I thank you.
6 years ago
It is my right view that Allah sucks George Soros nut sack
6 years ago
Reply to
Halal Bacon
Agree. Left/Liberal pro-jihadi Loons will go to any extent to please the jihadis.
Left/Liberal are also making ISIS / jihadis happy by making beheading fashionable https://tinyurl.com/y7k93bs9
Insane ?
6 years ago
Reply to
Halal Bacon
You know why the Conservatives are losing badly in this censorship war?
Because we refuse to suck ‘allah’s nut sack
6 years ago
Reply to
Kalambong Kalambong
They are losing because they are spreading lies and utter nonsense and people are waking up.
6 years ago
“far more troubling than most conservatives realize.”…
Um not to criticize, but merely observe …. That May Be The Most Underwhelming Statement Ever.
If we LOSE this battle space – Civilization Goes Down The Toilet. We are the only obstacle between the Left-Islam-Nazi World Order, and we are still trying to play by Queensbury rules. Are we out of our minds?
Our only weapon is the truth – and getting it out there faster than the Left can replace us with illegals and illiterate 19 year olds.
To call censorship ‘troubling’ … reminds one of the old British stiff upper lip …
“Yes, boys, we are going to charge blazing German machine guns with nothing more than a stiff upper lip and a tight sphincter muscle. I know it’s troubling, but I want you to take your share of 50 caliber bullets like a man. I know I can count on you … For God, the Queen, and the Regiment … ”
Insert eye roll.
6 years ago
The only solution is our own Conservative Social Media, funded by a conglomerated of the Right, the Left be damned. Kind of Ironic that this article is on the same day as Israeli’s Independence Day.
Similarly as us fighting against the odds.
6 years ago
Reply to
Millionmileman
Nice!
“WASHINGTON — The United States has “no better friends anywhere” than Israel, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday while congratulating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israelis on the country’s 70th anniversary.”
…
“Thank you, President Trump! We too have no better friend than America. We are greatly looking forward to your moving the embassy to Jerusalem, Israel’s eternal capital,” he tweeted.
The U.S. stands with God’s chosen people!
Oh those hateful Muslims must have constant MASSIVE headaches over this.
5 years ago
Reply to
Millionmileman
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6 years ago
Paranoia=heightened sense of awareness. I just had a dose of it when I missed three days of Pam’s letter. Right after that scare, I linked up in Face Book and Twitter. Glad to see the letter back.
6 years ago
Facebook and Google have chosen sides, perhaps it is time for us to do so as well.
D
6 years ago
This censorship is nothing new. It has been ongoing for YEARS. ‘e.holder’ just made it much more visible when he implemented the “OPERATION CHOKE HOLD” when he instructed the banking system to refuse to work with gun dealers. ‘citibank’ and ‘bank of america’ has decided to implement these same tactics.
It is time to BOYCOTT EVERY business that goes AGAINST the laws of the land when doing business with LEGITIMATE LAW ABIDING ORGANIZATIONS. Along with the BOYCOTT – – SUE them for every penny they have made in the last 9 years.
6 years ago
I tried to get to this page from Penn Medicine and it was blocked as adult content
6 years ago
What is more troubling, is conservatives continue to use those sites!!
6 years ago
These media platforms act as a switching stations that monitor and direct flow of data, and this is the part that must remain free. If Google search is used to pull up this website, media matters,splc, and other left wing sites with nasty opinions and links are listed above gellerreport. Forcing the person to scroll down to get to the link.
This is different then algorithmic monitoring within server platforms that can censor actual words from being posted. This censorship system wont allow a comment if certain words are written.
Sites like these are privately owned and usualy have a pop up that says your comment must not contain certain words. Other sites a pop up says your comment is awaiting moderation and never actually posts.
One bothersome aspect is when some sites only allow a facebook login and in doing so are technically doxing anyone with an unpopular or controversial opinion, some sites have a check box not to post to FB but anyone could cut and paste the users name and search FB and others for the users personal data. And then dox them publicly.
Most news platforms in Europe and England like BBC do not have a comments section at all. These servers are located where the government controls the servers and solves the argument by not allowing anyone to have any opinion about anything.
6 years ago
Here Are 16 of the Dumbest Things Americans Believe — And the Right-Wing Lies Behind Them https://www.alternet.org/here-are-16-dumbest-things-americans-believe-and-right-wing-lies-behind-them?src=newsletter1091238
6 years ago
Aren’t you the good little moslem loving islamophiliac. Or, is it worse, FAR worse? Are you an outright moslem, the vilest of ALL creatures, much lower than rats and cockroaches?
5 years ago
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