Your comment is just a meta-comment and that's just as bad. I suggest gently correcting people instead of just pointing out very non-specifically that someone is wrong.
The context is that corporate entity A is usually no more "pure" than corporate entity B in another country. When at the end of the day, they're corporate entities that will do whatever in service of their profits, interests, or goals. What is allowed to be seen or promoted, including not seen, can be what aligns to their interests and profits.
What users or readers might perceive as popular or best, may not be, because of manipulation. Most would have no idea of the situation, unless stumbling upon it or exposed, and many could care less even if aware. If they make too much of a direct fuss about it, their account or even the person might cease functioning. Users will not usually even know the totality of what's banned, vice versa, nor know what's promoted by hand or via algorithm.
Disinformation that the shooter was far-left was all over reddit as well. People constructed all sorts of explanations because officially nothing much was known.
Take a look at /r/conservative when they often suddenly completely change their shared opinion.
Everything gets flagged? I don't think so. Moderation here is nice, but it could be more strict. I encounter comments I'd like to see flagged literally every day.
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