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An anonymous Facebook exec says 'right-wing populism is always more engaging' and that's why conservative posts thrive on the platform

An anonymous Facebook executive said conservatives' success on the platform is due to having content that is "always more engaging,"Politico reported that the executive, who identifies as a "center-left progressive" said the right's focus on "nation, protection, the other, anger, fear" has always been an effective tactic, pointing to the 1930s.

The data assessed "engagement" or the total number of likes, comments and shares a post received, prompting Facebook's head of News Feed John Hegeman to respond that a more apt metric would be "reach," or total number of people who saw a link in their news feed.

In recent months, the tech platform has been intensely criticized by prominent Democrats and Republicans for political bias. During the Democratic presidential primary, former Vice PresidentOn Wednesday, President Donald Trump spoke

 

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Engage? More like Eɴʀᴀɢᴇ in the playpens (with reverb) they keep ᴅᴡᴇʟʟɪɴɢ in

That’s because only older and ignorant people are really still using Facebook

deletefacebook

Right-wing populism lives is more attractive b/c the people who love it are extremely trusting to begin with. As a rule they are less intellectually curious and unlikely to doubt any information they are told from seeming 'authoritative sources' even when it's dead wrong.

In other words, crazy right-wingers like being lied to.

Like crush videos, right, Zuck?

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