Now explain how that was the result of the platform's policies or framework. What made it a 'leftist platform' before they started imposing arbitrary restrictions and bans on forums like T_D. Because there were a lot of people who weren't leftists that used it, and for the most part didn't have to interact with anyone who was a leftist.
It was a leftist platform because you could go on a subreddit like r/pics and it would be a Marxist sub with extra steps. This was far before the arbitrary restrictions and banning of conservative subs.
Again how was that reddit's fault and not just a gathering of Marxists on the internet? Youtube is obviously a leftist platform but you wouldn't know it by looking at the comments on most videos. Nobody likes Xiden and that's reflected in his ratios but just because everyone who goes there hates him doesn't make the platform itself anti-establishment.
I'm not blaming Reddit for that. I think it's a result of it being mostly an urban and younger demographic. I'm stating that Gab essentially becoming the new Voat (though it is getting better). I'm not blaming Gab for it being like that. But all platforms are defined by their users.
A platform absolutely is defined by the people who use it. Reddit was a leftist shithole before it started mass banning conservative subreddits.
Now explain how that was the result of the platform's policies or framework. What made it a 'leftist platform' before they started imposing arbitrary restrictions and bans on forums like T_D. Because there were a lot of people who weren't leftists that used it, and for the most part didn't have to interact with anyone who was a leftist.
It was a leftist platform because you could go on a subreddit like r/pics and it would be a Marxist sub with extra steps. This was far before the arbitrary restrictions and banning of conservative subs.
Again how was that reddit's fault and not just a gathering of Marxists on the internet? Youtube is obviously a leftist platform but you wouldn't know it by looking at the comments on most videos. Nobody likes Xiden and that's reflected in his ratios but just because everyone who goes there hates him doesn't make the platform itself anti-establishment.
I'm not blaming Reddit for that. I think it's a result of it being mostly an urban and younger demographic. I'm stating that Gab essentially becoming the new Voat (though it is getting better). I'm not blaming Gab for it being like that. But all platforms are defined by their users.