As Big Tech platforms such as Facebook and Google prepare for this year’s midterm elections, liberals and conservatives alike are critical of the platforms’ lack of transparency in regard to content moderation.

Since the 2020 election, conservatives have criticized major social media companies, saying their attempts to reduce misinformation have meant unfairly censoring content and banning users such as former President Donald Trump. At the same time, liberals have accused the platforms of allowing too much dangerous misinformation to spread.