Twitter and Facebook not fans of the New York Post

So, Twitter and Facebook won't post links or pics of the New York Post story about Hunter Biden because they feel it is "potentially harmful."
https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/email-reveals-how-hunter-biden-introduced-ukrainian-biz-man-to-dad/
Thoughts.

 

Is it censorship of a news story? Or de-platforming of political disinformation?

Certainly reads like the latter, and the Post has earned every doubt about its content.

That said, asking or expecting social media to be gatekeepers in cases like this isn't great.

 

Twitter and Facebook can do as they please. I tend to find both news organizations have more harmful material on their sites from users than this NY Post story, however.

It's certainly a signal to news organizations and their reporters: Build your customer base outside these engines. Use email, use text services, develop brand loyalty, whatever.

 

The New York Post inadvertently identified the original source of its dubious Hunter Biden story