BEN SHAPIRO: NY Times, Media Matters Pressuring ‘YouTube to Demonetize and Penalize’ Conservatives.
The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro exposed the New York Times and Media Matters working together to pressure YouTube to silence conservative voices.
We also know the NYT contacted Tucker Carlson. Shapiro said the newspaper contacted others at The Daily Wire, too.
The far-left “media watchdog” organization founded by David Brock goes after conservatives, establishing boycotts and campaigns to boycott those voices.
Andrew Breitbart received a lot of wrath from the group, along with those who worked with him, like Dana Loesch.
Here’s Ben’s long Twitter thread.
[2] As you'll notice, this is PRECISELY the same line of attack @nytimes tried to launch earlier this week. The New York Times targeted YouTube, attempting to cudgel them to shut down conservatives for "misinformation" using Media Matters research. The @washingtonpost is now…
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 30, 2024
[4] This reporter makes no reference to the actual "misinformation" I have purveyed. Democrats are professionals at ballot harvesting! Indeed, they have dedicated massive budgets to pursuing just that! Here, for example, is NBC News on the topic: pic.twitter.com/uqCCo9kyO8
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 30, 2024
[6] But that's the true Big Lie: that media like The Washington Post or New York Times are pursuing journalism rather than Left-wing activism. They've made that perfectly clear for years, which is why the American people don't trust them — as the OWNER OF THE WASHINGTON POST… pic.twitter.com/CotUHliIsG
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 30, 2024
[8] The Washington Post proclaims that “democracy dies in darkness.” They should know, since they’re the people turning out the lights, seeking to quash anyone who dissents from their radical and censorious worldview.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 30, 2024
[9] So, my response to The Washington Post's request is the same as that I gave earlier this week to The New York Times: frankly, go f*ck yourself.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 30, 2024