The CensorTrack report looked at bans between Mato March 10, 2022. The self-described 'free speech absolutist' wants Twitter's algorithm for prioritizing tweets to be public and objects to giving too much power on the service to corporations that advertise, and has said he wants to stop banning users.
The release of the report comes as the world's richest man Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter $44billion, in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders.
Users who posted such content saw their comments deleted, had their activities on the platforms restricted, or were out-right suspended. President Joe Biden on Twitter and Facebook was censored 646 times in two years, a new report has found.Īccording to the Media Research Center (MRC), through its CensorTrack database, the various censored content included comedic memes and generic posts taking aim at the Commander in Chief, who entered the White House in January 2021.
