What are conservatives to do in this new Democrat government era? – The Light and Champion

With the new administration and a Democrat run government, it was only a matter of time before corporations started to curry favor with the new legislative majority.

With pending anti-trust legislation in the works by House Democrats, Big Tech made a few strategic moves earlier this month to show that they are friendly to the current ruling class. Facebook and Twitter have censored or banned Trump, Ron Paul, #WalkAway Campaign, and many more .

It is easy to see these moves as an attack on the political values of conservatives. But that would lose sight of the fact that these are corporations who are judged by market cap and net income.

These companies have no doubt a dominating liberal culture within their workforce, but when that culture clashes with profits, profits invariably win. The current crackdown on conservatives by Big Tech is not happening because they hate conservative values or conservative people, it is because they understand that Democrats have the power.

So what can we, as conservatives, do?

The general line of prescription is to stop shopping at a business you don't like.

Hit them where it hurts, in the pocket book. This is an excellent strategy to fight against a clothing brand, or a restaurant.

But this is unrealistic when referring to a near monopolistic business such as Facebook or Twitter. Most of us use Facebook to connect family and friends across the country. It has also become a central method of how we absorb information, news and otherwise, from the outside world.

For better or for worse, even for those that don't like technology, social media has become as central to many American's lives as television or radio. So if you are unwilling to leave social media, what is your avenue of recourse?

Hit them in the pocketbook, without leaving. Specific targeted advertising is Faceboook's golden goose. Facebook uses information you input in the site (ie. your birthday, hometown, page likes, content likes) and combines it with information it gathers from your activities across the internet.

Using this profile, it shows you ads that it believes would suit you. This process has been very beneficial for small/big businesses, magazines, and non-profits while making Facebook billions in the process.

This is also how you can, in-part, de-monetize, them without leaving the site.

Delete as much personal information about you on your facebook page as possible. Then start using a browser that blocks Facebook from tracking you across the internet.

There are many,duckduckgo.comis a good one for mobile. Lastly, stop clicking anything that is an ad on your Facebook feed. If it is something you are interested in, search for it in a new browser page.

All these steps lessen the effectiveness of the information Big Tech gathers on you, and therefore the effectiveness of the targeted ads they show you.

You won't be putting Facebook out of business anytime soon, but you can rest assured that you have done everything in your power to stop putting money in their bank account, short of quitting. "

NOTE: Aditya Atholi is a resident of Center who writes a conservative column. He may be reached at: adityaatholi1@gmail.com

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What are conservatives to do in this new Democrat government era? - The Light and Champion