True. But not in this case.
FB and most sites which have a bias against, say conspiracy theories, regularly find themselves against conservative forces which for, whatever reason, have a willingness to expound and accept conspiracy theories.
> https://phys.org/news/2018-12-political-views-people-false-d...
Can't find the original articles which showed how conspiracies thrive in different political groups.
This then creates the new phenomenon that people here are trying to explain.
IF BOTH groups were equal, the bias in action would be then on FB's end.
Both groups are NOT equal, and frankly American conservatives (as a group) are far more often to be targetted and spreaders of conspiracy theories and misinformation.
This means they are also the subject of far more actions.
Since they are the subject of far more actions, this creates a political opportunity.
As you can see in this discussion, there is a difference between Perceived Skew of Moderation, and Actual Skew of Moderation.
Now people can say "See, we need to deal with FB in congress, because they do more against Conservatives! We suffer more action!".
Since FB is also in california, and accused of being "liberal" this accusation is even easier to sell, since it is already believed.
FB responds by giving them extra passes, so that they don't get called out or forced to handle new legislation which complicates an already complicated field.
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Its really interesting to see how the argument here hinges entire on people's perceptions of what the world is ("both sides are the same") and reality (one side is more affected than the other)