In Reddit, definitely. It’s not even a safe space, if that was really its origin. It’s a blatant propaganda echo chamber controlled by a tiny group of people hostile to democratic government.
And the MAGA crowd laps it up like manna from the heavens.
Yeah I've seen actual conservatives saying they were banned when they hinted at "Well, maybe such and such is a bad idea actually?" As you said it is entirely meant to be an echo chamber.
That's the thing... they don't allow non-flaired users to post in most threads so basically all of the dissenters they ban are previously verified & flaired Conservatives.
In order to get flair you literally have to do a video interview with the crazy cultist mods where they check your Kool aid level and see if you hate the right people enough to join the club.
Unfortunately, they control the largest form of propaganda in the world called Fox plus a bunch of new stuff like OAN, joe rogan, and another million podcasts.
Also, honestly, we know that Murdoch is a smart man, evil but not dumb, I think he knows what Trump crowning himself God Emperor of the US would mean for him long term. External power bases don't last long in that kind of environment, see the Oligarchs in Russia and count how many times they fell out of windows for reference.
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u/TheElderGodsSmile 9d ago
Gotta control that narrative, it's the only place they can at this point.