{"id":86566,"date":"2020-10-10T23:32:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-10T20:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-social-media-censorship-silences-conservative-thoughts\/"},"modified":"2020-10-10T23:32:01","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T20:32:01","slug":"how-social-media-censorship-silences-conservative-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-social-media-censorship-silences-conservative-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"#How social media censorship \u2018silences\u2019 conservative thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#How <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> censorship \u2018silences\u2019 conservative thoughts<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        For the past eight years, Esther Berg has been posting regularly for her 330,000-plus Instagram followers. Now she\u2019s locked out of her EstherandSasha account.<\/p>\n<p>While the influencer normally covers a range of lighthearted lifestyle issues, on Sept. 14 the registered Republican posted a story comparing Ivanka Trump with Chiara de Blasio \u2014 juxtaposing a glam photo of the president\u2019s daughter with a picture of the NYC mayor\u2019s daughter curled up on the subway and baring her body, accompanied by the caption: \u201cOn November 3rd, you decide what kind of America you want your daughter growing up in \u2026 Vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"wpcom-iframe-cae2a8669436fe6043ad56a92e8a3898\" width=\"\" height=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/cae2a8669436fe6043ad56a92e8a3898\" scrolling=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"wpcom-protected-iframe\"><br \/>\n    <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The next day, Berg, who splits her time between Florida and Long Island, discovered her account was locked. A message from the platform said it had been disabled and to check back in 30 days. An Instagram representative told The Post: \u201cWe do not allow people to show intimate images of others without their consent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Berg notes that the same photo of Chiara is still up on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDKFp6_h0P6\/\">other <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBIA1zfFtmb\/\">accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that, although my post .\u2009.\u2009. may have been in poor taste compared to what I usually post, I didn\u2019t violate any community guidelines,\u201d Berg told The Post. \u201cThey censored me for my conservative views.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Berg, like other right-leaning influencers, is outraged over what she calls a \u201cdouble standard\u201d targeting pro-Trump voices. \u201cThere are multiple hashtags saying \u2018KillTrump\u2019 that incite violence. But posting a photo that might have been in poor taste yet doesn\u2019t violate guidelines gets you banned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Allum Bokhari\u2019s new book, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/DELETED-Techs-Battle-Movement-Election\/dp\/154605930X?tag=nypost-20\">\u201c#Deleted: Big Tech\u2019s Battle to Erase the Trump Movement and Steal the Election\u201d<\/a> (Center Street), delves into social media\u2019s silencing of right-wing voices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re going to have the rules, you should enforce them evenly, and that\u2019s not h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening. And the reason for that is that the point of the rules is to go after right-wingers,\u201d the Breitbart <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> senior tech writer told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strategies [social-media platforms] are using to silence people on the right is getting crazier by the day,\u201d said Maggie VandenBerghe, a conservative filmmaker known as @fogcitymidge on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>In July, VandenBerghe, who has 202,000 Instagram followers, posted a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDOqyc7gYPp\/?igshid=190grkiwj5lvv\">video of Joe Biden<\/a> with unambiguous jump cuts, showing a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of verbal gaffes. It racked up some 200,000 views before being hit with a disclaimer: \u201cPartly False Information. Reviewed by independent fact-checkers.\u201d Instagram claimed the video was \u201cdeceptively edited to make him appear \u2018lost.\u2019\u2009\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16433490\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img alt=\"Esther Berg\u2019s Instagram account was locked for 30 days after she posted images comparing Ivanka Trump to Chiara de Blasio.\" width=\"661\" height=\"441\" class=\"size-nypost-large-desktop-uncropped wp-image-16433490 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/conservatives-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/conservatives-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/conservatives-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/conservatives-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=661 661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/conservatives-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1322 1322w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 661px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Esther Berg\u2019s Instagram account was locked for 30 days after she posted images comparing Ivanka Trump to Chiara de Blasio.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>VandenBerghe told The Post: \u201cI\u2019ve never manipulated a video in my life. These fact-checkers are spreading disinformation by \u00adsilencing the truth. It\u2019s about controlling what you\u2019re allowed to talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that her fact-checked posts hurt her career and brand. \u201cIf there\u2019s a fact-check symbol on it, it won\u2019t be shared .\u2009.\u2009. it\u2019s a good way of delegitimizing my work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Instagram rep said: \u201cWhile @fogcitymidge may not have edited the original video, we still applied the label to the video .\u2009.\u2009. to help others understand that fact-checkers confirmed it was deceptively edited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bokhari writes that shortly after the 2016 election, Facebook, which owns Instagram, ramped up efforts to \u201c\u2009\u2018fix\u2019 what had gone wrong [in the election],\u201d adding that meetings had \u201ca clear focus on how to make elections \u2018better.\u2019\u2009\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last December, Instagram announced the rollout of 45 \u201cthird-party fact-checkers who are certified through the nonpartisan<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ifcncodeofprinciples.poynter.org\/\"> International Fact-Checking Network<\/a>\u00a0to help identify, review and label false information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the platform\u2019s rep, \u201cMany Democrats think we aren\u2019t doing enough, while many Republicans think we go too far, and that we censor them. That is why we have established rules that allow both sides to see what we will and won\u2019t allow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former \u201cReal Housewives of New Jersey\u201d cast member <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/siggy.flicker\/?hl=en\">Siggy Flicker<\/a>, who has 430,000 Instagram followers, believes her posts have been hidden, or shadow-banned.<\/p>\n<p>Several of her Instagram posts include disclaimers. One is a video posted on Sept. 23 showing Louisville, Ky., protesters, with Flicker commenting in part: \u201cWho would ever vote for a party that supports this?? Who paid for the U-Haul? Who paid the protesters?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A warning on the posts reads, \u201cMissing Context: Independent fact-checkers say information in this post can mislead people.\u201d It also says there is \u201cdisinformation about Louisville, a U-Haul and George Soros.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Flicker said, \u201cI never mentioned \u00adGeorge Soros\u2019 name!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese so-called \u2018fact-checkers\u2019 allow posts comparing the first lady to dictators to stay up, but silence those on the right who dare to .\u2009.\u2009. back the president,\u201d Flicker said, citing an August post from the popular @diet_prada account, comparing Melania Trump\u2019s outfit to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CEWyLcMHMjV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again\">fascist leaders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Said the Instagram rep: \u201cContent isn\u2019t fact-checked because others find it offensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flicker doesn\u2019t buy it. \u201cThe minute you put #Trump2020 on a post, you\u2019re a target.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Berg, she\u2019ll wait out the month to find out her fate. \u201cThey shut me down because I have a loud mouth and making a lot of noise. And it\u2019s weeks before the election,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s censorship going on. They\u2019re silencing conservative voices and picking when the community guidelines are enforced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because she\u2019s not able to post \u201ccollaborated\u201d content, \u201cI lose money every day,\u201d Berg said, adding that the small businesses she regularly promotes lose out, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s like I never existed. You can\u2019t find me.\u201d\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/social-media-censorship-conservatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#How social media censorship \u2018silences\u2019 conservative thoughts&#8221; For the past eight years, Esther Berg has been posting regularly for her 330,000-plus Instagram followers. Now she\u2019s locked out of her EstherandSasha account. While the influencer normally covers a range of lighthearted lifestyle issues, on Sept. 14 the registered Republican posted a story comparing Ivanka Trump with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/conservatives-5.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[32128,68065,33423,75318,4976],"class_list":["post-86566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-censorship","tag-conservatives","tag-instagram","tag-siggy-flicker","tag-social-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86566\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}