No evidence of anti-conservative bias by social media, new study asserts

The report, produced by the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, cited evidence that social media platforms have actually amplified right-leaning voices algorithmically to reach ‘unprecedented audiences’, often giving conservatives greater reach than liberal or nonpartisan content creators. — Dreamtime/TNS

LOS ANGELES: Internet platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube are not systematically biased against conservatives or right-wing viewpoints in their content moderation practices, according to an analysis from NYU researchers.

According to the report released Feb 1, “False Accusation: The Unfounded Claim That Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives”, the allegation that social media companies engage in anti-conservative bias “is itself a form of disinformation: a falsehood with no reliable evidence to support it”.