Kevin Rudd has accused the ABC of targeting the Labor Party and self-censoring its content out of fear of a conservative backlash.

The former prime minister unloaded on the national broadcaster in an online interview on Tuesday night, accusing the ABC of "overcorrecting so as to not attract the ire [of] political conservatives in this country".

"It often suits their mindset to target the Labor Party...": former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

"What I have observed over many years now is how much the ABC self censors in its handling of Liberal and National party politicians, politics and policy," he said during the discussion with users of the website Reddit.

The ABC has been at the centre of criticism from right-leaning think tanks, politicians and commentators for its perceived left-wing bias for the past decade, with the Liberal Party’s peak council voting almost 2:1 to privatise the ABC as recently as June.