Re:Show HN: I built a self hosted recommendation feed to esc...
by danpalmer on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @01:46PM
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This is the one that came to mind for me too. In North America and Europe, Facebook skews older, and older people tend to be relatively moderate-right.
Gab is certainly "far right", but that doesn't mean those views are uncommon. Centrist viewpoints have shrunk, pulling what was previously considered "far" viewpoints into the mainstream. I think it's undeniable that a website where many (most?) of the userbase would advocate against the peaceful transition of power in the US should be labelled "far right".
Gab is certainly "far right", but that doesn't mean those views are uncommon. Centrist viewpoints have shrunk, pulling what was previously considered "far" viewpoints into the mainstream. I think it's undeniable that a website where many (most?) of the userbase would advocate against the peaceful transition of power in the US should be labelled "far right".