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by EvilEndures 2861 days ago
Conservatives have a far, far lower bar to censor people than Twitter, et al. (i.e. /r/The_Donald on Reddit)

Why does no one call them out on their echo chambers that ban anyone who calls BS?

Even their "free speech" platforms do this. (i.e. Gab)

There is no private party that genuinely protects people's first amendment rights.

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It seems to me that you've gone off topic here without offering detailed support of your arguments.

Re: "Conservatives have a far, far lower bar to censor people than Twitter, et al. (i.e. /r/The_Donald on Reddit)" This is a generalization with only one example for support.

I have been banned from:

Voat

Gab

16 Republican subreddits

Multiple GOP "news" sites

I can try to come up with a comprehensive list if it's really worth it?

I'm sorry to hear you've been banned from so many places. I would be interested in your story. Do you want to make a post about it?
It isn't that complex and to be 100% honest, once you know how it works, its very easy to test for yourself with extremely consistent results. The bans are more a result of me testing their belief in the first amendment for my own curiosity rather than anything you need to apologize for. I intentionally bait conservatives that claim they are pro-free speech to watch the hypocrisy and to confirm my belief in their dishonesty is correct.

The loophole used to "justify" my bans is almost always:

User who doesn't agree with conservative narrative posts facts viewed as damaging -> Conservatives report you as "spamming" -> powers that be ban you as a "spammer" due to moderation mechanisms based on N reports.

Sometimes it involves human intervention as well, sometimes not.

For instance:

https://old.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/96h0dy/pc_case_...

> PC case maker CaseLabs says it has been 'forced into bankruptcy and liquidation' by US tariffs (Prices went up 80%!) -- Thanks Folks and I await your censorship ban.

I know they are going to do that after I posted that, even included it in the title, and was banned. :)

I was also banned for similar posts on a couple news sites.

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Pretty much any major "Conservative" subreddit has banned my account (or another one of my Reddit accounts) at this point. Voat/Gab, I'm banned platform wide.