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1. There& #39;s a dirty secret behind the extraordinary success of @benshapiro on Facebook
The Daily Wire has an undisclosed relationship with Facebook pages owned by Mad World News — a notorious site that exploits Facebook& #39;s algorithm w/racism & violence https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
The Daily Wire has an undisclosed relationship with Facebook pages owned by Mad World News — a notorious site that exploits Facebook& #39;s algorithm w/racism & violence https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
2. The Daily Wire is ridiculously successful on Facebook. In May, it received as much distribution on Facebook at the NYT! And more than the WashPost!
And it does this with a small staff that aggregates content
But this actually UNDERSTATES its success https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
And it does this with a small staff that aggregates content
But this actually UNDERSTATES its success https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
3. The Daily Wire published just 1,141 in May. The NYT published 15,587.
On a per article basis, The Daily Wire received more distribution on Facebook than any other publisher.
And it& #39;s not close.
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On a per article basis, The Daily Wire received more distribution on Facebook than any other publisher.
And it& #39;s not close.
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4. @benshapiro has partnered w/Mad World News to game Facebook. Each day five large pages controlled by Mad World News, some with 2M+ followers, posts at least 10 articles from The Daily Wire
These pages post the EXACT SAME CONTENT at the EXACT SAME TIME
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These pages post the EXACT SAME CONTENT at the EXACT SAME TIME
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5. Mad World News has built these pages by exploiting racial bias, religious bigotry, and violence.
They take old stories on incendiary topics, rewrite them, give them a new date, and let Facebook& #39;s algorithm do the rest. https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
They take old stories on incendiary topics, rewrite them, give them a new date, and let Facebook& #39;s algorithm do the rest. https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
6. Here& #39;s an example. On June 19, 2020, Mad World News wrote an article about a guy waiving a confederate flag on the side of the road who was threatened by a man with a gun.
NOT MENTIONED: This incident happened in 2015
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NOT MENTIONED: This incident happened in 2015
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7. The undisclosed relationship between @benshapiro and Mad World News appears to violate Facebook& #39;s rules. You are required to disclose when you are posting content for money.
Facebook also bans "artificially boost[ing] the popularity of content." https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
Facebook also bans "artificially boost[ing] the popularity of content." https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
8. Facebook says it investigated & found no violation of its rules. This isn& #39;t the first time Facebook gave @benshapiro a pass
It raises questions about his relationship with Zuckerberg. According to a source that has spoken w/Shapiro, he speaks w/Zuck https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
It raises questions about his relationship with Zuckerberg. According to a source that has spoken w/Shapiro, he speaks w/Zuck https://popular.info/p/the-dirty-secret-behind-ben-shapiros">https://popular.info/p/the-dir...
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