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The trifecta of social media platforms are in a purging mood. And October is their month to get rid of the undesirable, the unwanted, and the unworthy. Earlier this week, Twitter gagged a New York Post article purported to show controversial evidence of international corruption and bribery related to Hunter Biden, the son of presidential contender Joe Biden. Andy Stone, a life-long Democratic Party operative who now works for Facebook, took what many considered to be Stalinistic measures to curtail the spread of unverified and possibly illegally-obtained information on the popular site:
Image: Andy Stone via Twitter
Twitter for their part, joined in the censure campaign and took it up a notch, prohibiting users from retweeting the story:
Image: Alex Thompson via Twitter
YouTube, not to be left behind on the mad purging dash, permanently suspended hundreds of alternative-right, Trump and QAnon friendly accounts for terms of service violations. Critics of social media believe that these recent actions by the Silicon Valley giants could signal a definite shift in the political leanings of the platforms to a more radical left-wing stance, though spokespersons for the companies deny such allegations. What are your thoughts? Should social media police the political content on their platforms even if it comes from reputable sources such as the New York Post?