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Study Reveals X Algorithm Suppresses Right-Leaning Media, Favors Leftist Outlets

Are you following a right-leaning media outlet on Elon Musk’s X platform (formerly Twitter) to stay informed about breaking news? The Media Research Center has some bad news for you.

A new MRC study of X’s algorithm revealed that leftist activists secretly working against Musk’s free speech vision for his platform may have found new victims to suppress: right-leaning media outlets critical of the Biden-Harris regime. 

The study specifically shows that the algorithm is prone to stifle posts by right-leaning media outlets while conveniently promoting those of leftist media outlets, according to answers and data provided to MRC by Grok, the Musk-owned xAI chatbot. 

These results are consistent with MRC’s previous studies showing how X favors Democrats in Congress over their Republican counterparts and how the platform also favors Vice President Kamala…

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