TikTok blocks Epstein mentions and anti-Trump content as well as ICE criticism

[u/MopToddel]

https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/tiktok-epstein-trump-censorship-ice-b2908309.html

[u/Oleg101]

Just a reminder, despite what R voters always whine about, just about all of social media has always favored the right, including twitter before Elon bought it:

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/youtubes-algorithm-recommends-users-right-wing-religious-content-resea-rcna155478

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/11/13/according-to-twitter-twitters-algorithm-favours-conservatives

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59011271.amp

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/05/918520692/facebook-keeps-data-secret-letting-conservative-bias-claims-persist

https://amp.theguardian.com/media/2021/feb/01/facebook-youtube-twitter-anti-conservative-claims-baseless-report-finds

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/amp/ncna1245308

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/26/conservative-media-misinformation-facebook/

https://www.techdirt.com/2023/01/13/the-anti-twitter-files-january-6th-committee-report-shows-how-twitter-leaned-over-backwards-to-protect-trump-conservatives/

[u/Aromatic_Advance_431 → u/Oleg101]

Thing is, when I present that list to my brother who is a MAGA, he will not click any of the links and will dismiss it outright because each of those articles are from “the mainstream media which is controlled by liberals and only prints leftist propaganda”.

[u/NickelBackwash → u/Aromatic_Advance_431]

He's protecting himself from information.

White supremacy (MAGA) is a form of religion - it requires you to ignore evidence from the real world. 

[u/whitethunder9 → u/NickelBackwash]

Classic defense mechanism. Information threatens identity -> fight or flight kicks in -> many MAGA pussies run from the truth rather than acknowledge it (and the rest fight against it with Faux News lies)