#HilaryforPrision: Why Trump Supporters are Being "Censored"

It's really no question that Trump and his supporters are seen as racist and xenophobic, but also have egos similar to those of their chosen Presidential candidate. It may be the case, in the recent accusations for Twitter censoring Trump supporters' tweets, that Trump supporters are simply thinking they are more important than they actually are. Many are accusing Twitter of having blocks up on the traditional hashtag #HillaryforPrison, because they are trying to take attention away from Trump associated hashtags. Twitter, however, has had a longstanding reputation of shutting down potentially harmful political trends on its website. This threat to their perceived "free" racist, anti-feminist, and often xenophobic speech is what some may deem a favor. "Pro-Trump accusers came to the conclusion that Twitter was sabotaging the hashtag from trending when the F.B.I. surprisingly confirmed further investigations into Clinton’s controversial emails and did not see it have any effect in the Twittersphere," (Ojo-Medubi).

Others argue that Twitter is being partially governed by algorithms, and these hashtags are not trending because, simply, no one is really interested in what Trump supporters have to say anymore. Twitter has since denied to comment on this potential censorship, but instead has directed news sources to "a section of its FAQ that stresses: “Trends are determined by an algorithm and, by default, are tailored for you based on who you follow and your location,” (Lowe). In this case, the algorithm that is actually determining what individuals are seeing as trending may outline that Trump his supporters, and his opinions, are not as popular as these egoistic individuals may believe.

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Lowe Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-is-supernumberhillaryforprision-trending-on-twitter/ar-AAjEKbf

Ojo-Medubi Source: http://www.inquisitr.com/3663352/why-did-typo-hillaryforprision-trend-on-twitter/