In a majority-democrat country, nearly 100% of top performing FB content consists of far-right propaganda and conspiracies. Is it because only hardcore right wingers use FB anymore, or is it because FB recommendations amplify far-right propaganda at the expense of all else?https://twitter.com/FacebooksTop10/status/1326551915593789450 …
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In that case no.
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I still think this could be the issue. Does anyone know what the distribution of # of sources by political affiliation look like? E.g. with news broadcasts, a small new right-wing broadcast would get a lot more traction vs FOX than a left-wing source vs CNN,ABC,MSNBC
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Might it be because there's a plethora of sources spreading the same messages as the NYT, and fewer blogs on the right?
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https://www.digitalnewsreport.org/survey/2019/the-rise-of-populism-and-the-consequences-for-news-and-media-use/ … Could also be that populists (right or left) tend to be more heavy social media news consumers (specially on FB) and interact more with it too!pic.twitter.com/517Ygh7dm7
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