The question is "Is Facebook only 'trending' non-conservative (aka liberal, etc) topics?" Mark Zuckerberg is meeting with some conservatives, today, regarding this topic. It's been labeled as a huge deal and a whole mess of conservatives are up in arms over it.
My answer: If you are relying on social media for your education on any topic, you might be part of the problem.
Allow me to explain....
People seem to forget why social media is around. It is not around to serve as an encyclopedia. It's not around to serve as a newspaper. It's not around to be your primary news source. It's around for social connections. I repeat, it's for social connections. Facebook is not a news channel, nor is it designed as such.
While it's not "fair" that Facebook may be denying conservatives their trending topics, I'm of the mind that if you are not happy with the way Facebook functions, you can exercise YOUR right to stop using it. An easier solution would be to focus your attention on its intended use and get your political (and every other type of) education elsewhere. Celebrities are not where you should get your news from. Social media is not where you should get your news from. Get your news from reputable sources and, in my opinion, at least 2-3 DIFFERENT sources. Realistically, almost all news channels are also slanted to either the liberal or conservative side and you are better off consulting a few of these sources and then reading between the lines for what the truth may be.
This all comes back to my opinion that it is a business's right to do as they please with their business. It is the consumer's right to choose whether or not you want to partake in that business's services. Sure, you can give bad reviews. Sure, you can tell all of your friends, or anyone that will listen, how much you hate a business because of a particular reason. You can also take some responsibility and make your own choices withOUT forcing others (or businesses) to bend to your will and have to agree with you. Variety is the spice of life. If you don't like Facebook's trending topics, don't pay attention or discontinue Facebook or write an article on it....but stop with the expectation that Facebook needs to change its policy to suit you.
That's just my opinion.....oh and by the way, I'm an independent voter that tends on the conservative side....so there's that. I'm not anti-conservative. I'm anti-drama.
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