Don’t Let Trump Turn X and TikTok Into State-Run Arms: Dave Lee

Feb. 5, 2025, 11:30 AM UTC

One enduring lie of the last few years is that conservatives are unfairly censored on social media. The accusation is that Silicon Valley, in concert with Democrats, systematically removes or hides views they disagree with from online spaces.

The message has been driven home with such disciplined repetition that most Republican voters believe it, and some on the left do, too. JD Vance repeated the claim in an interview last month.

It is untrue. There’s no evidence for it. The examples put forth of black-and-white cases — “Hunter Biden’s laptop!” — are anything but. Revelations of angry “jawboning” emails between Biden White ...

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