Study finds social media boosts conservative content, contrary to GOP complaints

By Nihal Krishan

Published February 1, 2021 5:34pm ET

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Study finds social media boosts conservative content, contrary to GOP complaints — Most social media outlets boost right-of-center content rather than censoring it, according to a new study that challenges GOP allegations of bias and efforts to overhaul legal protections for tech companies. “The claim of anti-conservative animus is itself a form of disinformation: a falsehood with no reliable evidence to support it,” a new report by […]

Most social media outlets boost right-of-center content rather than censoring it, according to a new study that challenges GOP allegations of bias and efforts to overhaul legal protections for tech companies.

“The claim of anti-conservative animus is itself a form of disinformation: a falsehood with no reliable evidence to support it,” a new report by the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights said.

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