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by StanislavPetrov 2002 days ago
Sad but hardly surprising in 2020 how "news" sites inject provably false, political ideology into straightforward news stories.

>Parler is not necessarily extremist but skews heavily partisan, drawing mostly conservative and right-wing users based on false claims that other social media sites "censor" conservative views for political reasons

There's no dispute that social media cites censor conservatives for their political views (as well as independents, liberals and anyone else who sings a tune that doesn't align with their chosen political narrative). Whether its the NY Post or the World Socialist Website, political censorship on social media (and elsewhere) is ubiquitous. Its a shame so few outlets are capable of reporting straight news without injecting their chosen political narrative (false or otherwise).