July 9, 2021 | 8:18pm | Updated July 9, 2021 | 8:18pm Cancel culture and wokeism have turned social media into truly perverse tools: They now aggressively censor key points of view (at least from those on the right) while, in the case of Facebook, letting sex-trafficking flourish — and sometimes even allowing child nudity. These “services” fly smack in the face of traditional American values. Banning former President Donald Trump, a world leader, from such widely used platforms was unprecedented for an advanced, free, democratic republic like ours and wholly out of line with the nation’s longstanding love of free speech. The good news: Trump is fighting back with a comprehensive lawsuit to assert the constitutional rights of all Americans. Not long ago, the nation celebrated our shared values and common interests while respecting dissenting opinions. But this cherished mindset is now almost obsolete in mainstream media and on college campuses. And it’s Silicon Valley that’s now spearheading the drive to restrict views, by filtering opinions through biased algorithms under each company’s sole control. Big Tech corporate-board-room and C-suite execs claim to be enlightened and acting in the public’s best interests, but they’re really just employing crude censorship at…
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How Facebook is turning beloved American values on their head
