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Why Trump's Podcast Interview Never Trended on YouTube

from The Joe Rogan Experience | The Tim Dillon Show #422 · #422

4 min

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Joe points out his 1.2-million-per-hour Trump interview never appeared on YouTube's trending page, arguing this proves algorithmic curation is politically biased against Trump content.

In this bit8 moments
  • Tim notes his Trump interview got 1.2 million views per hour but never appeared on YouTube's trending page.
  • YouTube's trending list is completely curated, so fans can't trust it as a genuine popularity metric.
  • Tim questions what could possibly be wrong with letting someone interview Donald Trump before he runs for president.
  • Trump has proposed a digital Bill of Rights to prevent people from being discarded by tech companies without recourse.
  • The far right's push for free speech comes partly from their own experience of being censored and marginalized online.
  • After Twitter removed Trump, he went from tweeting constantly to total silence, unable to defend himself against any narrative.
  • By removing Trump from the platform, they ensured he couldn't respond to claims that the election was rigged.
  • Tim argues that removing an American citizen and former president from the internet without charges seems genuinely insane.
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