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I know right - can you believe that the billionaire owner one of the social media companies was actively campaigning for one of the candidates and making sure every user saw every post they made in support of that candidate. Including several outright lies that ended up with community notes, but only hours after posting and being seen by millions of people?

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Right, I'm sure the new FCC will crack down hard on Twitter and the owner's legally dubious election interference. This is a party of principles after all! At least that's what I keep hearing from them.

It does seem a bit ridiculous, doesn't it?

However, you're describing what the "basket of deplorables[0]" and half of America have experienced for the last 3+ years: tilted views on all major social media platforms in concert with the federal government as exposed in the Twitter Files[1].

[0] https://time.com/4486502/hillary-clinton-basket-of-deplorabl...

[1] https://twitterfiles.substack.com

The Twitter Files, which did not demonstrate any coercion or threats toward Twitter from the federal government [1].

[1] https://www.techdirt.com/2023/06/05/twitter-admits-in-court-...

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