On Monday NYU researchers published ‘False Accusation: The Unfounded Claim that Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives.’
In their report, the authors stated that claims of anti-conservative bias are ‘a form of disinformation: a falsehood with no reliable evidence to support it.’
But he highlighted how, on page 16 of the 28-page report, they also state there is insufficient evidence to make conclusions.
A joke: Tucker Carlson on Tuesday night slammed NYU for a study that just used anecdotal evidence to claim there was no censorship of conservative social media
‘But liberals are excluded in this fashion, as well.
‘Pinning down precise proportions is impossible because Twitter doesn’t release sufficient data.’
A livid Carlson turned on the study.
‘So, to be clear: This NYU study has proven there is no censorship from the tech monopolies,’ he said, with heavy sarcasm.
‘But if you persist in complaining about this censorship, which does not exist, you may be spreading disinformation.
‘It almost reads like a press release from Silicon Valley, and that’s because it is.’
Carlson pointed out that Twitter’s press office sent round an email promoting the findings.
‘I wanted to be sure you saw a report out today from the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights,’ the spokesperson wrote, according to Carlson.
‘It found there is no evidence to support claims of anti conservative censorship on social media and that these claims are ‘a form of disinformation’.’
Carlson also said the study could not be taken seriously because it was came from an organization funded, in part, by the philanthropy of Craig Newmark, the Craigslist founder.
Carlson said he was ‘one of the many Silicon Valley billionaires who paid for the Joe Biden for President campaign’…
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