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1. Facebook has admitted that @benshapiro is breaking its rules.
There is an undisclosed financial relationship between Shapiro's The Daily Wire and Mad World News, a notorious outlet that exploits fear and bigotry for profit https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
There is an undisclosed financial relationship between Shapiro's The Daily Wire and Mad World News, a notorious outlet that exploits fear and bigotry for profit https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
2. 5 large pages controlled by Mad World News expanded The Daily Wire's audience by millions through the coordinated posting of dozens of links from The Daily Wire each day
This arrangement has helped The Daily Wire get massive distribution on Facebook
https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
This arrangement has helped The Daily Wire get massive distribution on Facebook
https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
3. I've been reporting The Daily Wire's underhanded tactics since LAST OCTOBER. Up until last week, Facebook has insisted that nothing @benshapiro was doing violated its policies.
They've finally conceded he's gaming the system. https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
They've finally conceded he's gaming the system. https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
4. This goes right to the heart of the argument Facebook's @nick_clegg has been making on national TV
That Facebook is just a REFLECTION of society
No, Facebook has allowed purveyors of the toxic content to violate its rules, magnifying their influence https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
That Facebook is just a REFLECTION of society
No, Facebook has allowed purveyors of the toxic content to violate its rules, magnifying their influence https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
5. It takes a lot of time and effort, but persistent accountability journalism can create change.
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6. There are still questions about how Facebook is handling this situation. It is penalizing Mad World News by demoting its content.
The Daily Wire has to stop paying people to post, but will not see its content demoted unless the violations continue https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
The Daily Wire has to stop paying people to post, but will not see its content demoted unless the violations continue https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
7. It's unclear, to me, why The Daily Wire is being treated differently than Mad World News when they conspired to break the same rule.
Facebook says its standard protocol.
But it was unable to provide other examples of this protocol being implemented https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
Facebook says its standard protocol.
But it was unable to provide other examples of this protocol being implemented https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
8. Zuckerberg and Shapiro have a personal relationship. Shapiro has had dinner at Zuckeberg's house and a source that spoke to Shapiro tells me the two remain in touch.
Facebook denies this relationship played any role in their handling of the situation https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
Facebook denies this relationship played any role in their handling of the situation https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
9. I've also found evidence that @benshapiro and The Daily Wire have similar financial deals with other large Facebook pages, some of which have millions of followers.
Facebook says it's investigating. https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
Facebook says it's investigating. https://popular.info/p/facebook-admits-ben-shapiro-is-breaking
