Posted on 03/01/2018 4:54:19 AM PST by davikkm
Engagement on Donald Trump’s Facebook posts has dropped by approximately 45 percent since the platform introduced a new algorithm change, following a year of pressure from left-wing employees and the mainstream media for “allowing” the President to win the 2016 general election. In January, Facebook introduced a major change to its newsfeed algorithm. In a post, CEO Mark Zuckerberg claimed that the change aimed to give greater emphasis to posts from “friends, family and groups” and less to “businesses, brands and media.” The change was followed by a promise to promote what Facebook calls “broadly trusted” news sources on the platform.
In the month following the algorithm change, engagement on Donald Trump’s Facebook posts dropped sharply. Total engagement dropped by approximately 45 percent, according to data from leading social media analytics firm NewsWhip. In an email to Breitbart News, a representative of Newswhip confirmed that Breitbart’s reading of the data was accurate.
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Step one Implemented by Facebook towards severe censorship.
Censorship. It will be the downfall of Facebook. There will be a competitor to evolve in very short order.
What an odd coincidence!/sarc
I don’t use it because I’m droned out by either the real haters or the computer-generated haters.
I would agree, and I hope they fall so hard on their collective faces that they shatter them irreparably.
They can play with the stats all they want, just like Obama played with unemployment rates, but we know. People are hearing Trump’s message.
Perhaps the new platform will be called “Truthbook” and owned and operated by a Freeper!
Try Gab. 100% free speech zone.
Also Western Rifle Shooters Association. 100% free speech zone in the comments.
https://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/
“...for “allowing” the President to win the 2016 general election.”
The witch had the same exposure, and much more, in all media, since she spent more money buying it. Trump won on his campaign pledges. Democrats refuse to acknowledge that. They can’t afford to, since it would require they change. And they won’t.
It’s not that easy. They mucked with the 2016 elections and the sheeple are still largely asleep on them. Yeah, the kids are going elsewhere, because Facebook is where grandma is. But grandma isn’t quick to change her ways and she is who votes.
Color me unsurprised.
Glad I never got into that cesspit in a serious way, but I totally understand that you need to be there. God luv ya!
My 80 year old father in law was banned from posting on Facebook. He doesn’t know why. I’m sure it was temporary. I think he offended someone by speaking of religion or politics. Lol.
The social media were unhappy that they weren’t promoting the leftist agenda strongly enough. This change will shift them even more to the left.
They own the platform they can shape things anyway they desire. There should be transparency and that can happen through incorporating block chain technologies for openness.
Shadow banning
I gave Facebook up for Lent. Not missing it.
If leftwing totalitarians can force Christian bakers to “Bake the Cake”, then FascistBook should be forced to have a level playing field.
WWFBDIHWP?
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