free speech platforms are not conspiracy hotbeds

Lance Browning
4 min readMay 3, 2021

The technique of removing those who promote “conspiracy theories” from social media platforms has been in place for years. From my experience, I do not know of one individual who advocates for those who promote violence to be on social media platforms. That would be unacceptable. However, this is much more. What Big Tech Companies are attempting to do is silence opposition voices. If you hold a view that is considered “an unfounded claim,” you run the risk of being removed from the platform. Instead of allowing honest debate, they silence.

Due to that, many platforms have been birthed to allow uncensored talk. Many conspiracy theorists leap to these platforms, but the question to be posed is if these platforms are conspiracy hotbeds that could cause harm to the public. The Left refers to them as such but is that the truth. In this article, I will be discussing whether Right-Wing Social and News Platforms are dangerous or if the Left spins the narrative.

I will begin by discussing Parler & Gab, arguably the two most common social media platforms among Conservatives at the moment. To give context, Parler is a Social Media Platform launched in 2018 to provide a censorship-free experience to those who wanted to voice their opinions. It became popular quickly. Gab is also a Social Media Platform that was launched in 2017. Since then, Gab…

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