It didnt take long afterMark Zuckerberg proclaimed thatfree speech would reign onFacebook and specifically that political candidates would not have their posts removed or altered ahead of the 2020 elections for him to renege.

The companyannounced earlier this month it would ban any new political ads during the week leading up to the Nov. 3rd election. But Facebook has continued its censorship throughout the year, despite Zuckerbergs declaration last fall.

And Zuckerberg seems more-than-prepared to meddle in the election and its results before, during, and after the results come in. While he does not appear to support any political candidates or PACs this cycle (his name doesnt show up in campaign finance reports, unlike in the past), he and the Silicon Valley leftists in his employ wield Facebooks potent platform to amplify messages they want to give wider attention to, and mute the ones they dont. Thats far more powerful than any amount of campaign contributions.

Its near impossible to compile an exhaustive list of censorship examples in light of Zuckerberg famouslysaying that social media platforms shouldnt be the arbiter of truth of everything that people say online, and specifically that politicians shouldnt be censored because of their public positions. But the stakes over the election have heightened with the Lefts obsession to rid the White House of Donald Trump, much of which has been exposed in reporting and treatment of the two major news developments of 2020: COVID-19 and widespread riots following alleged systemic racism incidents in which black suspects have died in confrontations with police.

Here are a few examples of Facebook and its monitors censoring messages by conservatives:

Those are just a handful of examples.

But its not even debatable that Facebooks moderation practices are in the grip of leftists. Thanks to whistleblowers who captured colleagues on video, Project Veritas revealed the companys conduct in their own words. One moderatorsaid, If someone is wearing a MAGA hat, I am going to delete them for terrorism and that I think we are all doing that. Another, asked if she deleted Republican posts, replied, Yes! I dont give no f*cks, Ill delete it.

As for Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan, even though they show no campaign contributions, that doesnt mean they are staying on the sidelines for November. The coupledonated $300 million to a pair of nonprofit groups to promote safe voting.

The Center for Tech and Civic Life will receive $250 million which it says it will distribute to local election jurisdictions for staffing, training and equipment, Business Insider reported. The Center for Election Innovation and Research will receive the remaining $50 million, which will be spent on helping local jurisdictions secure their voting data.

Unsurprisingly, the groups sit on the left side of the political spectrum. CTCLis funded by several liberal-leaning foundations, and according to the Capital Research Center, The organization pushes for left-of-center voting policies and election administration and it has a wide reach into local elections offices across the nation.

CTCL is already being accused of violating Wisconsin election laws due to its involvement, and is thetarget of a lawsuit.

This initiative by CTCL is clearly designed to provide a boost in registered voters, limited only to traditional leftist strongholds, in a critical swing state that is likely to determine the outcome of the presidential election on November 3, 2020, said a representative for the plaintiff in the lawsuit.

Facebook is also trying torecruit more poll workers for the election. Should voters be concerned about the handling of their ballots on November 3rd?

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Not Content to Censor Conservatives, Zuckerberg Now Seeks to Meddle in Election - National Legal and Policy Center