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What is "shadow-banning"? Let me show you.

posted 3 years ago by JoWilli (21628)
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https://youtu.be/e3PL_255pJw

"Shadow banning" became popularized in 2018 when Twitter shadow-banned *Republicans*.[19] In late July 2018, Vice News found that several supporters of the US Republican Party no longer appeared in the auto-populated drop-down search menu on Twitter, thus limiting their visibility when being searched for; Vice News alleged that this was a case of shadow-banning.[20] After the story, some conservatives accused Twitter of enacting a shadowban on Republican accounts, a claim which Twitter denied.

[–] OvertonPendulum (4026) 3 years ago

We know left wing CEOs of Youtube fix their algorithms in a way that prioritizes suggestions to left wing videos and channels and hide right wing ones. For example I am a subscriber regular viewer of Mark Dice's channel, yet his new videos NEVER show as recommendation on my main page and only appear when I click "my subscriptions". They also delete conservative channels without a warning or explanation given. They have deleted my account 3 times merely for arguing for right wing positions in the comment section. They deleted several Youtube channels from right wingers with no prior strikes after George Floyd was killed.

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 3 years ago

Damn, you should get some wealthy right winger to start a social media where your opinions can be heard without fear of censorship!

I heard the Trump was going to try that
Also isnt that what musks planning ?

[–] OvertonPendulum (4026) 3 years ago

Musk is not right wing. Ideological censorship is the left cheating at culture wars. Because they can't win them legit.

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 3 years ago

"Musk is not right wing."

Yes but he's prepared to let right wingers spout their views in the interests of free speech - so have at it

[–] OvertonPendulum (4026) 3 years ago

He's not done ANYTHING yet.

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 3 years ago

Well thats true , but it looks pretty definite

fingers crossed eh?
Twitter will turn into even more of a cesspitt like the uncensored free speech politics page right here

[–] beavis (3249) 3 years ago

stephen malkmus band wrote a song about shadowbanning. lol

there eventually gonna be a revolution or we will slowly decay as a nation and nothing will get done or it's a lost battle as a libtard and the tech world just wants to stay ahead of the curve and the republicans or anti big media peeps know what bullshit the curve really is

are we pretty much dead as a nation when there so much oligarky bullshit in the tech world and big box store raping business from local?

im not really sure, I just know how dumb it is to take politics so seriously to the point you're killing eachother and to just chill and be a kind human being

I want to chill and be socially secure , man politics messed me up

[–] TrentnQuarantino (9443) 3 years ago

They did metrics on this that said ... yeah, they did censor Republicans a little more than Democrats,
BUT, Republicans posted far, far more lies, disinfo and insults than Democrats ... so ... bottom line,
Republicans deserved it, and more. They still do.

[–] moviechatterer (16326) 3 years ago

Thats exactly it .
Republicans wernt targeted specifically

just people who talk complete shit (lies, disinfo and insults)
The algorithm is working as it should.

"Shadow banning" in internet terms literally means "Toxic troll imagines there is a conspiracy against him...

...when in reality he's being blocked or ignored for being a dick"

[–] JoWilli (21628) 3 years ago

who gets to decide what is disinformation? just because I disagree with you it doesnt mean my opinion is wrong. Nancy spread disinformation for 2 years and she was never banned. as of now, dems are in charge of the media and get to decide what is real or not and ban people they dont agree with.

[–] TrentnQuarantino (9443) 3 years ago

> as of now, dems are in charge of the media

Hahahaha, good one.