I think it's pretty well understood by the general public that Trump believes the media is against him and that he thinks they want Hillary to win the election. But what about social media?
During the last debate, their was a terrible flurry of tweets that promoted hate rhetoric within their posts. Twitter does not have the same well-prepared methods that Facebook has to try to block hate rhetoric. But what did Facebook do?
In the face of Trump-inspired comments, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg made a decision NOT to authorize Facebook employees to block the Trump posts.
So why has social media not blocked Trump's hateful rhetoric and his supporters' hateful comments?
I think it's a simple game called Follow the Money combined with the knowledge that when Facebook or Twitter begin to moderate our political opinions, people will move to a new social medium. Facebook's advertisements have been a major recipient of campaign money in this election and I think that they're smart enough to avoid biting the hand that feeds them.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/21/facebook-employees-tried-remove-trump-posts-hate-speech/92524494/
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