Big tech giants are now well and truly Orwellian arbiters of the truth regardless of the facts, says Sky News host Rita Panahi.Facebook decided to reverse its policy last week and stopped banning posts which suggested COVID-19 was man-made.The theory was considered a conspiracy and fringe by Facebook which drove it to ban posts pushing or even mentioning the idea.The Wuhan lab leak theory has gained renewed traction in recent weeks which saw scientists express openness to the idea, and President Joe Biden ordering a urgent investigation.Ms Panahi said the way in which the tech giants like Facebook conduct their platforms is Orwellian.They decide whats true and whats not regardless of the facts, she said.They were basically doing the bidding of the Chinese Communist Party because it was China who was most upset about that theory of the Wuhan lab being the source of COVID.
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'Orwellian' big tech are arbiters of truth - Sky News Australia
