Facebook reportedly skirted its own rules to protect conservatives from disciplinary measures

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Over the past several months, conservative groups— including associates of President *****— were often not penalized by Facebook for violating its rules because people at the company worried about the perception of anti-conservative bias, The Washington Post reported.

The Post examined posts and ad spending along with internal Facebook documents. It found accounts that included Donald ***** Jr. and a pro-***** super PAC were shielded from the platform’s most serious enforcement actions. For instance, according to the Post, Facebook removed a strike against ***** Jr. on Instagram — which is owned by Facebook— that would have led to him being labeled a “repeat offender” and could have meant a permanent ban under platform rules.

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