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Trump and Trump Jr. jump on the false Twitter 'shadow ban' conspiracy theory

July 26, 2018

Nothing brings a father and son together like a conspiracy theory, amirite?

Donald Trump and his lil’ son Jr. have jumped on the false narrative that Twitter is “shadow banning” conservatives. Let’s emphasize, right here, that this is a false narrative that Twitter has explained, and — most importantly — is consistent with the company’s stated efforts to root out trolling behavior. What the de-listing of certain conservative accounts means is that these accounts were behaving like trolls, according to Twitter’s automated behavioral monitoring. Not that Twitter was down-ranking and de-listing people on the basis of their ideology. UGH.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Trump and Trump Jr. jump on the false Twitter 'shadow ban' conspiracy theory

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