Yes they are a private publicly traded company and they are within the law to manipulate news or whatever they want with their platform in most places at this time.  However, if they were to become a clearinghouse for information I would think eyes of scrutiny would descend and look at how they attempt to manipulate news and opinion.<p>It&#x27;s not clear who (in the hierarchy) is behind the decision to shape the news nor is it clear why they would mainly suppress conservative stories over liberal stories.  Are liberal sources less prone to exaggeration?  Or would they simply upset their audience less?<p>Interesting never the less.  And certainly this could have serious repercussions on how news is consumed and perceived.