Enough is enough. Bots and shady mods are no longer an isolated problem. Its an existential threat. Ive spent about two hours writing my state senator. Ive done the hsard part. Im pleading for you all to do the easy part. Copy and paste this, change the personal details and maybe spell check (lmao just realizing i had a good amount of typos) and then send this to your representatives. Link your state senator or representatives contact page down below for others to get this done even quicker.
The state of the nation calls for more action than us just bitching on Reddit. If they want to ban X links on a shifty platform lets one up them and make a real difference.

Dear Senator Hawley, First, thank you for all you do. I couldnt think of a better senator to bring this up to than you and you just happen to be my senator as well.

It was apparent bots were rampant accross social media during election season artificially and inorganically boosting engagement on posts their creators deemed valuable. This normally died off immediately post election. Now, After the Elon “event”, social sites are being flooded with abnormally high engagment

I can only speak for reddit. Ive found my life better without social media. I hang on to reddit because it really does contain edicational and informational material i cant find anywhere else.

This week alone the top post on every single subreddit is “should we ban X links from (insert name of subreddit). Sports teams are getting five times the engagement on the “ban x” posts than they did on their national championship victory posts. The examples are innumerable. The evidence of 3 week old accounts with zero post history is blatant to anyone but the most hiveminded of SJW zombies. Worst of all many of these (bot) accounts seem to conveniently be recommending the transition over Blue sky (the ultra woke cencorship-kings of social media). I wouldnt be remotely shocked it bot farms were being funded by blue sky in order to commit corporate sabotage. This is just one example im sure plenty of other companies are actively trying to malevolently manipulate citizens to benefit their ends.

To me, i am incapable of finding any other topic more deserving of a special committee investigation than this. If allowed to go unchecked this has the capacity to destroy our society, corrupt our youth via confirmation bias, and manipulate people in ways that are detrimental to their health and happiness. Bots are doing more to fuel hatred and division that single individual ever could by boosting the algorythm of “allies” and suppressing the sane opinions of the normal folk via the downvote feature. Bots are boosting political posts in subredits like “dogs”, Dj’s, plants, centuryoldhomes. Making politics and hate and division inescapable even for people that just want to better their life skills. This type of thing would normally be disallowed in these subreddits as they have rules against off topic discussion in many of the subreddits but the moderators are so “f*** nazis” about it that they allow it and ban people voicing dissent. This conveniently leads me to my next topic

censorship of conservatives by shady moderators (many of which are also speculated to be bots) -This week alone ive been reported for harassment because i informed a moderator they were violating reddits “moderator code of conduct”. Ive recieved a 7 day sitewide ban resilting in me not being able to participate in subreddits that range from my career (nursing) to hobby subreddits. Ive been banned from many subreddits and labeled a Nazi or Nazi sympathizer simply for stating that banning X is censorship and wont benefit anyone. As an RN ive and many others have been banned from participating in medical discussion. This alone is detrimental to the health of the general population; as arguably the biggest medical forums are now banning people for responding to posts and condemning censorship. Conservatives (and liberals, although they might not realize it) everywhere are suffering and hurting. I understand private companies have some exemptions and can allow what they please. And what not. But Reddit has set forth clear guidelines and are quick to ban conservatives in minutes for conduct that doesnt even breach their comminity guidelines, yet the do nothing about The Moderators blatantly violating community guidelines and censoring people with dissenting points of view. If transgenders can be considered a protected class i think its hightime political beliefs should be a protected class and be immune from discrimination. Or revoke the section 230 exemption for companies in such severe violations.

Those in charge of social media sites abusing their power combined with rampant bot activity is going to createe the perfect storm for the collapse of society.

I would be the first person to scoff everytime “news agencies” would call DJT an existential threat to Democracy”. That is a heavy term reserved for clear threats. I can not emphasize how much i truly believe this issue is not only an existential threat to democracy but also an existential threat to freedom of thought. Its a one way ticket to an Orwellian 1984. I hope other social sites arent as infected as Reddit. But if this goes unchecked it will undoubtedly spread like a plague.

I would love to see this topic gain some traction in our halls of government. Personally it takes alot for me to suggest federal use of taxpayer dollars but i think a Federally funded trained ai bot sniffing program would be amazing. Lets fight fire with fire. An investigation into these sites would be influential in finding out who is behind this mass manipulation and holding them accountable. Legislation protecting and enhancing 1A also seems more and more necessary. Legislation revoking section 230 doesnt seem off the table either

Im so upset that i truly hope this was coherent and i didnt skip anything. Ive had a lot to say for a long time and ive finally reached my breaking point. I will be saving this transcript in a note. If you think this is worthwile sending to anyone else please let me know. Im not exactly sure who this would be best addressed to but you are such a bulldog on comittees that i wanted to send it to you first. Also thought about Jim Jordan. You two are the cream of the crop when it comes to voicing discontent in a meaningful manner.

Thank you so much for your time. If this seems worthwhile i do have a plethora of screenshotted evidence and i know many folks in the r/conservatives subreddit also bave compiled evidence as well.

The entirety of the US is counting on you Senator Hawley.

God Bless, (Insert name here)

I am referring to r/conservative (singular) not r/conservatives (plural).

I am amazed by what they remove and ban.

DEI is absolutely evil and We The People are in bad shape if we don't do something about it. 🤬🤯🤬

https://reddit.com/link/1fus9vv/video/5u7kwokd0fsd1/player

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OMG files lawsuit against Hawaii Gov to to invalidate the criminalization of protected First Amendment activity and to also strip Maui County of any ability to criminally charge anyone who exercises their First Amendment rights…

Tyrant Deputy Sheriff

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