How the far-right harnessed tech in the lead-up to the Capitol riot
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It s been a clarion call of the political right big tech is biased toward liberals and the political left and advances their agenda, all at the expense of conservatives.
Former President Donald Trump and his allies have long complained about it and suggested conservatives were being censored, allegations social media companies pushed back on.
But the complaints obscure the reality of the social media environment and the right and far-right s deft use of technology over the past several years.