# Are tech companies really biased against conservatives? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 26, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tech-companies-really-biased-against-conservatives/836095 "2019-06-26T14:02:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tech-companies-really-biased-against-conservatives/836095/141 "2019-07-14T04:49:05Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Yes, unless they donate to an equal number of 'conservative organizations and give them the same power. You heard it here first - rooting out hate and terrorism is not a conservative goal. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tech-companies-really-biased-against-conservatives/836095/142 "2019-07-14T05:02:15Z")
> [@thirdname](#): > > How exactly is Sam Harris a “hatemonger”? Is it because he criticizes Islam? How is that any worse than the American left criticizing conservative Christianity, as they do constantly? Should criticism of Christianity be banned from the Internet as well? What about the endless casual racism about “old white males”? It is everywhere-I hear fully mainstream news outlets such as NPR seriously having discussions about whether Bernie and Biden should not be nominated because they are white men. Is it conservative Christianity, or the bigoted hypocrisy that comes from evangelicals and their enablers? Because I haven’t heard a single big name say “Christians are bad and should all be deported/executed/encamped.” The criticism of Islam labeled as hate speech consists of painting everyone practicing that religion with a broad brush, linking them directly to fundamentalists. That’s like saying we shouldn’t allow anyone from a Christian-majority nation to immigrate here because Christian men are the most prolific terrorists in the US in the last fifteen years. Call me when a President runs on THAT plank. It’s one thing to criticize certain parts of Islam, especially the fundamentalist sects that constantly perpetrate terror attacks on others. But when a state passes “No Sharia Law” AND “Christian Law”, there’s bound to be pushback. But to complain about “racism” towards old white men? Biden is being blasted not because he’s a white dude, but because he’s shown himself to be woefully out of touch with the average American. Bernie…well, Bernie just posted anti-endorsements. Guess what demographics dominate that list. Even if you remove those two, the majority of the field is “white men”. Yet those “criticisms” aren’t being launched at Beto, Buttigieg, any of the other 11 “white men” vying for the Democratic nomination. Funny. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tech-companies-really-biased-against-conservatives/836095/143 "2019-07-14T14:02:55Z")
It would help the cause of conservatives protesting social media bias if they’d call out some of the notorious far-right figures who’ve been booted out. Among purge victims are Alex Jones and fellow Sandy Hook denialist Mike Adams of Natural News. Adams oversees daily bizarre and hate-spewing articles on NN. He once [promoted the murder](http://geneticliteracyproject.org/2014/07/24/naturalnews-huckster-mike-adams-asks-anti-gmoers-to-kill-scientists-supporters-of-crop-biotech/) of journalists and others perceived as pro-GMO. Oddly, Facebook’s stated reason for getting rid of (or at least suspending) him was for violating their spam policies. :dubious: Have no fear about such folk losing their ability to attract large audiences, though. They’ve proved adept at [evading](http://forbes.com/sites/jonathanberr/2019/06/24/conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-evades-crackdown-on-social-media-sites/#4ff13f8d4f87) [social media bans](http://theverge.com/interface/2019/5/3/18527590/facebook-alex-jones-laura-loomer-ban-evasion). And Mike Adams has his own site now to host illuminating videos (Brighteon) and tells us about how extraterrestrials have targeted earth for depopulation, an enormous threat to his supplement business. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tech-companies-really-biased-against-conservatives/836095/144 "2019-07-15T02:34:29Z")
Twitter is looking for ways to “mark” Trump’s tweets that violate their rules, because they won’t ban him for the relentless violations of their TOS. Tell me again how conservatives are biased against. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tech-companies-really-biased-against-conservatives/836095/145 "2019-07-25T02:17:50Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > “Cast aspersions” on O’Keefe (criminal)…yeah, that’s what people do to the guy that tried to trap a female reporter on a boat full of sex toys. Using Project Veritas in any way does little to lend credence to your opinion. > > That you cherry pick a quote about combating fake news to portray Google in a poor light, however, makes you far more of a kindred spirit to O’Keefe than most honest people would be comfortable with. Cherry-picking fruit from a poisoned (cherry) tree? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tech-companies-really-biased-against-conservatives/836095.md?page=7)