The Revenge of the Right
The power of social media to suppress our messages has squeezed ad revenues to a trickle and stopped many thousands of people from even watching videos online. Basically, social media–aka Google, YouTube and Facebook– want it both ways. They want to bake the cake and tell you how to eat it. Political pundit Bill Whittle says he has formulated three reasons to break up these social media companies that use algorithms to suppress free speech. This is not merely the revenge of the right over demonetization. Bias without consent, practical monopoly status and the distinction between carriers and publishers all lead to the conclusion that even conservatives should cheer the dissolution of these “private” businesses.
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