Since 2008, research by the Media Research Center (MRC) reveals a troubling trend: Facebook has manipulated the electoral process 39 times. This pattern of influence has intensified over the years, with notable escalations during key election cycles.
The study highlights a significant shift beginning in 2012, coinciding with the presidential race between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. A week before the election, Facebook controversially suspended the account of Special Operations Speaks, a PAC led by veterans, for sharing a meme critical of Obama’s response to the Benghazi attack. This meme juxtaposed images of Obama and Osama bin Laden, captioned: “Obama called on the SEALs and THEY got bin Laden. When the SEALs called on Obama THEY GOT DENIED,” as reported by Breitbart News. Facebook justified this action by citing a violation of their “Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.”
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In 2016, the interference took a new form when Facebook began censoring topics related to Bernie Sanders and conservative news. The platform’s ‘trending’ section, curated manually by contractors, was heavily influenced by the curators’ biases, according to revelations to Gizmodo. One curator noted, “Depending on who was on shift, things would be blacklisted or trending,” indicating a suppression of conservative voices and topics.
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