{"id":2228337,"date":"2024-04-23T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-election-censors-hit-mtg-trump-rfk-jr\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T16:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T20:36:04","slug":"facebook-election-censors-hit-mtg-trump-rfk-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-election-censors-hit-mtg-trump-rfk-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook censors MTG, Trump, and RFK Jr. during elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffacebook-election-censors-hit-mtg-trump-rfk-jr%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228337&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The recent investigation uncovered Facebook&#8217;s biased censorship of Republican candidates over the\u200c past decade, with ads and posts removed at least 39\u200d times. Prominent figures\u2063 like Trump, Greene, and\u200c RFK Jr. were affected, raising concerns about free speech protection. The report highlights \u200cFacebook&#8217;s\u200b inconsistent stance on \u2063free speech and its history of election interference. A recent investigation revealed Facebook&#8217;s biased censorship \u200dof Republican candidates, removing ads and posts 39 times over the last decade. Notable figures \u2064such as Trump, Greene, and \u200dRFK Jr. were targeted, sparking worries about safeguarding free \u2063speech. The report underscores Facebook&#8217;s wavering commitment to free \u2064speech and\u200b its track record of election meddling.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The mostly anti-conservative censors at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/facebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"social media\">Facebook<\/a> tagged several Republican candidates over the past decade, removing ads and posts at least 39 times, according to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-walls-are-closing-in-breaking-exclusive-liberal-bombshell-alleges-gov-desantis-mispronounced-the-word-thai-20-years-ago\/\" title=\"The Walls Are Closing In: Breaking Exclusive Liberal Bombshell Alleges Gov. DeSantis Mispronounced the Word \"Thai\" 20 Years Ago\">deep-dive investigation<\/a> into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"social media\">social media<\/a> platform and its partners.<\/p>\n<p>Politicians, including former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>President Donald Trump,<\/a> Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), and even independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saw their content censored by the online giant that has repeatedly promised to protect free speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Facebook, the company, had a personal Facebook profile, its \u2018relationship status\u2019 with free speech would say, \u2018It\u2019s complicated.\u2019 The platform, however, has consistently courted election interference efforts,\u201d read the <a href=\"https:\/\/mrcfreespeechamerica.org\/blogs\/free-speech\/gabriela-pariseau-dan-schneider\/2024\/04\/23\/39-times-facebook-interfered-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report from MRC Free Speech America.<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>(Graphic courtesy of the Media Research Center)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe platform\u2019s record of election-interfering censorship began in 2012, reached a crescendo in 2020,\u201d the Media Research Center said. MRC partners with Secrets for the weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/2974638\/liberal-media-scream-historian-meacham-says-patriotism-demands-biden-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Liberal Media Scream<\/a> feature.<\/p>\n<p>The report dated the censorship back to a 2012 effort to remind voters of the Obama administration\u2019s Benghazi, Libya, scandal.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, censors interfered with \u201ctrending stories\u201d during the 2016 election, undervaluing or removing reports on the Conservative Political Action Conference and candidates such as Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT).<\/p>\n<p>While the report shared with Secrets indicated that the censorship \u201cbegun fading somewhat in the early stages of the 2024 electoral cycle,\u201d Facebook\/Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s team has been downgrading political news by requiring users to opt in to receive it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn February, Meta announced that Instagram and Threads (a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-owned-tiktok-shares-data-with-more-third-parties-than-any-other-social-media-platform\/\" title=\"Chinese-Owned TikTok Shares Data With More Third Parties Than Any Other Social Media Platform\">social media platform owned<\/a> by Meta) will no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/instagram-and-threads-will-not-recommend-political-posts\/\" title=\"Instagram and Threads won't suggest political content\">longer recommend political content<\/a> by default, but users can opt in to having such content promoted to them,\u201d the report noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the move sounds harmless, it makes it more difficult for those who produce political content to grow their page and for more viewers to decide for themselves whether or not they want to follow that content. The platform has also censored GOP presidential candidate Larry Elder, Democrat-turned-Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein,\u201d added the report compiled by <a href=\"https:\/\/mrcfreespeechamerica.org\/user\/dan-schneider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dan Schneider,<\/a> the vice president of MRC Free Speech America.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook&#8217;s predominantly anti-conservative moderators targeted numerous Republican figures over the last decade, deleting ads and posts on at least 39 occasions. A comprehensive probe into the platform and its affiliates revealed actions affecting notable politicians like ex-President Donald Trump, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), and independent candidate Robert F. 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