Exclusive: NYU Responds to Conservative Uproar Over Report Finding No Evidence of Social Media Bias

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By Marisa Sarnoff Feb 5th, 2021, 11:23 am

Conservatives’ claims of censorship and other forms of bias on social media are unfounded, according to a study by New York University released Monday. After an uproar from conservative media over that report, one of the authors of the study stood by it in comments to Mediaite.

“False Accusation: The Unfounded Claim that Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives,” from NYU’s Stern business school, made the case that such claims are not supported by evidence.

“The claim of anti-conservative animus on the part of social media companies is itself a form of disinformation: a falsehood with no reliable evidence to support it,” the study says. “No trustworthy largescale studies have determined that conservative content is being removed for ideological reasons or that searches are being manipulated to favor liberal interests.”

Conservatives have long accused tech and social media companies, often referred to as “Big Tech” in conservative media, of censoring, suppressing, or otherwise limiting the reach of their politicians and personalities. Republicans have also accused Twitter of “shadow banning” conservative politicians, alleging that the company manipulated its search algorithm to limit the ability to easily search for certain Republican officials.

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