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The ‘Truth’ About Social Media

The ‘Truth’ About Social Media
The Truth social network logo taken on Feb. 21, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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While companies like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (now known as X) may have started innocently with intentions rooted in good innovation, they have quickly convoluted what it means to have freedom of speech in the modern era of technology. From minor censoring and false fact-checking to outright shadow banning of accounts who have shared information regarding COVID, election fraud, and corruption, these online platforms have incrementally interfered with the First Amendment in ways that would have been thought to be illegal outside the world of political correctness.

Matthew David Jones
Matthew David Jones
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Matthew David Jones is a 20-year-old Orange County-based writer photographer, videographer, and political activist. He has had involvement with Turning Point USA as a Chapter Leader, founded the Esperanza High School Chapter in Anaheim, and has experience in the political arena as a campaign congressional intern leader.