I think in general social media is hostile to conservative viewpoints because most social media users are young.
There's really not much social media companies can do if someone gets downvoted into oblivion because 90% of people viewing a comment thread are under the age of 25 and more likely to be liberal as a result.
That said, companies like Reddit need to be careful that they don't automatically interpret something like criticism of illegal immigration as hate speech. Of course such criticism certainly could be framed in such a way that it is hate speech, but it's very possible to not be hateful while discussing illegal immigration and similarly sensitive issues. Yet therein lies the grey.
But even then if Reddit wants to be left leaning and censor out conservative views why shouldn't they be free do that?
I'm a conservative but think private companies should be free to choose political sides. My hope is that market forces lead them to a more neutral stance but that may not happen.
Freedom of speech shouldn't trump a private companies freedom to act as they please.
There's really not much social media companies can do if someone gets downvoted into oblivion because 90% of people viewing a comment thread are under the age of 25 and more likely to be liberal as a result.
That said, companies like Reddit need to be careful that they don't automatically interpret something like criticism of illegal immigration as hate speech. Of course such criticism certainly could be framed in such a way that it is hate speech, but it's very possible to not be hateful while discussing illegal immigration and similarly sensitive issues. Yet therein lies the grey.