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Because everyone knew that Twitter, like that dumpster-fire called Wikipedia , was insanely politically partisan.Douglas Murray: Following the law is the only sensible way to address the illegal immigration mess Douglas Murray: Kamala Harris returning to the political landscape can be best described by Gen Z as ‘cringe’Because as anyone who uses social media will know there is still a lot of funny-business going on.
Where there was once flagrant distortion of the news, a number of the Big Tech companies are now doing things in a far more subtle and insidious way.For months I’ve been wondering why Apple keeps pushing me stories I have absolutely no desire to read.Why is Apple so intent on pushing me stories from the Huffington Post?Apple News ‘inflames political polarization’ as it excludes conservative outlets from ‘top stories’: bombshell studyThe New York Post this week revealed one of the reasons. Which is that Apple has set up a sneaky little system of its own, to make sure that their customers get indoctrinated in one political direction.Not one of the stories in the carefully curated “top news” stories section came from an outlet that would be classified as “right-leaning.”Exactly zero stories came from any outlet that could be described as right-leaning.And who could have guessed that conservative or other right-leaning outlets are consistently graded as “untrustworthy”? While almost any left-wing news-site will be graded as the most trustworthy news sources of all time. In this photo illustration, the Apple News logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in front of a computer screen displaying the Apple logo.The thing is that all this has a massive impact not just on the news that people absorb, but on the political priorities of the public.and others seemed to be under some genuine political pressure for allowing fraud on a gargantuan scale to take place in that state.And every news story being pushed our way seemed to be about how horrible ICE are and how noble the people are who had come out on the streets to shout abuse at them.Without the American public even knowing that we are being manipulated.Last week Apple chose to push one story from Fox News.And so all that Apple were really doing was throwing in one story from a right-leaning source in order to make their bias look slightly less obscene. But as America gears up for the midterm elections lawmakers should take a closer look at what is really going on here. Because social media bosses, like our law-makers, are very good about bemoaning our “divided” and “fractured” society.One of the key reasons is that social media has caused a shift in news in recent years.The social media companies are trying to push one set of “facts” onto the American people.As voters go to the polls in November which set of “facts” will we be pushed our way by the tech giants? The midterms are likely to be decided by voters’ attitudes towards the economy and the cost of living. If voters feel that they are better off than they were two years earlier then the Republicans will benefit at the polls.But a lot of the truth about consumer confidence, people’s spending and more comes down to attitude: whether we think things are getting better or not. And a lot of that comes down to whether or not people are being told that the economy is going well or not.Even easier than it is to manipulate a social media algorithm. If the social media giants continue to line up against any “right-wing” or “conservative” news source then much of the voting public will be getting less than half of the actual story. Perhaps it is time for a committee — lead by the vice president, or someone else in the administration — to look into all this. They could start by hauling the tech giants in front of them and asking them what the hell is going on.UK blocks Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran — and he is already retaliating Twisted details emerge as it's revealed trans ice rink shooter was cousins with the ex-wife he murdered Arizona authorities continue search for evidence near Nancy Guthrie's home -- even canvassing in 'middle of the night': neighbors
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