As you undoubtedly know, in 2022 Elon Musk purchased Twitter.
Soon after, he released internal documents about conversations that took place before he took over the company.
These documents revealed conversations about what should be moderated or banned on Twitter.
Overall, the documents revealed that big tech companies silence what they don’t like (No kidding).
And oftentimes, as you’ve likely encountered, what these companies don’t like are conservative views.
The perfect example is Trump.
According to previous Twitter execs, they didn’t suspend accounts for political reasons.
Yet, they suspended Trump’s Twitter account.
One Twitter executive was quoted as saying, “The narrative that Trump and his friends have pursued over the course of this election and frankly the last 4+ years must be taken into account”.
But the biggest question for social media companies is who decides what should be banned and what shouldn’t.
And how was Twitter’s practice any different from censorship?
During six months in 2021, Twitter censored over 4 million tweets.
Who knows how much political bias went into those 4 million tweets?
The thing is that the Twitter Files also exposed how much contact the social media giant had with FBI officials.
The FBI regularly met with Twitter execs and demanded the personal data of users.
So, free speech doesn’t really exist on social media.
And one of the most polarizing topics, and one that is often banned, is firearms.
Considering this, here are a few of the ways that social media giants are targeting the 2nd Amendment.
Shadow banning:
Shadow banning is a term for how companies use algorithms to stop posts from reaching a wider audience. (I have definitely experienced this on my YouTube channel.)
Social media companies have carried out shadow banning for a long time.
For instance, if you post something about gun rights the post will likely be seen by few, if any people.
In some cases, social media companies will make a post undiscoverable to everyone except the person who posted it.
So, if you want to post something about firearms, an algorithm will decide if your post should be censored.
Social media is not real:
Anyone can post on social media without providing evidence or facts to back up what they claim.
But even knowing this, social media plays a huge role in the everyday lives of Americans – especially younger generations.
In fact, it’s estimated that 70% of Americans are active on social media.
And there are often posts about active shootings or similar gun violence that are not true.
The tech companies portray it as a public square to share, but they control what is shared on their platforms.
As you or your family scroll these platforms always remember that it’s not real.
It’s only what these companies want you to see, and they don’t stop the lies about guns that conform to their ideology.
So, if you see posts about gun violence, it’s important to understand it might not be real.
Print materials:
Media has changed a lot thanks to the internet.
Today it’s no longer about sharing the truth, but crafting a narrative based on agenda.
Big tech companies are using their influence to target the 2nd Amendment to control public opinion towards gun rights and similar issues.
For this reason, big tech companies would love to see the end of the traditional print industry.
Yet, print is where you are likely to get the more honest information.
One reason you see more truthful information in print is that it can’t be deleted or changed as easily as information online.
Thankfully, print publications are alive and well and will hopefully be around long after companies such as Facebook are no longer relevant.
Until then, it’s important to protect yourself from the predators that lurk online.
