Kyle Rittenhouse trial exposes Big Tech's 'censor until proven innocent' approach
Nov 23, 2021 09:11:52 #
Parler article:
"A Wisconsin jury finding Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense, when he shot three people at a B*M protest in Kenosha last year, makes more apparent the dangerous powers of Big Tech. Within days of the August 2020 shootings, Facebook labeled Rittenhouse a mass murderer, telling Breitbart: "We’ve designated the shooting in Kenosha a mass murder and are removing posts in support of the shooter." It also blocked search results on "Kyle Rittenhouse."
In September 2020, Twitter suspended the account of Rittenhouse's attorney for attempting to raise funds for the teenager's defense. GoFundMe cited its policies against supporting those charged with violent crimes when thwarting efforts to pay for Rittenhouse's legal fees, despite plenty of similar fundraisers remaining live. Only after the verdict of innocence was reached would GoFundMe allow campaigns to help pay for the teen's legal fees and living expenses.
During Rittenhouse's trial, Facebook again blocked search results on his name, leaving users to converse about it only on their profiles or in their subscribed feeds. And YouTube suspended live streams about the trial hosted by independent legal analysts.
In America, alleged criminals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The court of Big Tech social media, however, is anything but impartial. And their actions regarding this particular case should concern us all.
Dan Gainor, VP of the Media Research Center, said Big Tech's attempts to stifle discussions about Rittenhouse proves how much control it has in societal and political issues. “It's dangerous that they have this much power over what can be discussed in a public forum,” he said. “They could prevent free e******ns in every free country in the world if they wanted to.”
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"A Wisconsin jury finding Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense, when he shot three people at a B*M protest in Kenosha last year, makes more apparent the dangerous powers of Big Tech. Within days of the August 2020 shootings, Facebook labeled Rittenhouse a mass murderer, telling Breitbart: "We’ve designated the shooting in Kenosha a mass murder and are removing posts in support of the shooter." It also blocked search results on "Kyle Rittenhouse."
In September 2020, Twitter suspended the account of Rittenhouse's attorney for attempting to raise funds for the teenager's defense. GoFundMe cited its policies against supporting those charged with violent crimes when thwarting efforts to pay for Rittenhouse's legal fees, despite plenty of similar fundraisers remaining live. Only after the verdict of innocence was reached would GoFundMe allow campaigns to help pay for the teen's legal fees and living expenses.
During Rittenhouse's trial, Facebook again blocked search results on his name, leaving users to converse about it only on their profiles or in their subscribed feeds. And YouTube suspended live streams about the trial hosted by independent legal analysts.
In America, alleged criminals are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The court of Big Tech social media, however, is anything but impartial. And their actions regarding this particular case should concern us all.
Dan Gainor, VP of the Media Research Center, said Big Tech's attempts to stifle discussions about Rittenhouse proves how much control it has in societal and political issues. “It's dangerous that they have this much power over what can be discussed in a public forum,” he said. “They could prevent free e******ns in every free country in the world if they wanted to.”
AGREE OR DISAGREE?
Nov 23, 2021 09:19:24 #
ACP45 wrote:
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Agree, big tech has it's own l*****t agenda.
Nov 23, 2021 10:33:08 #
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ACP45 wrote:
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Agree big tech is l*****t tool. Should be treated like any other big business and Kyle should sue the hell out of them. I left Facebook a couple of years ago after noticing that my liberal friends could say anything they wanted, without any evidence of fact but if I said "it's stupid to do that till the facts are in", my comments would get blocked. Watch the video "Social Delema", see what you think.
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