Report: Facebook Suppressed Breitbart News Traffic by Twenty Percent

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[janetjanet998]

The Wall Street Journal has published internal material from anonymous sources at Facebook revealing that the company introduced tools that suppressed the traffic of Breitbart News by 20 percent, and other conservative publishers by double-digit margins.

The company introduced two tools after the 2016 election that disproportionately harmed conservative publishers. The Journal highlights internal Facebook research showing that if both tools were removed, it would increase traffic to Breitbart News by 20 percent, the Washington Times by 18 percent, Western Journal by 16 percent, and the Epoch Times by 11 percent. Facebook eventually removed one of the tools while keeping the other — but it is unclear which of them had the most impact on traffic.

According to the Wall Street Journal, one of Facebook’s researchers feared, “We could face significant backlash for having ‘experimented’ with distribution at the expense of conservative publishers.”

[DaxtonBrown]

I would think a lawsuit for monetary damages might be fun.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I am in FB jail for the 4th time this year. When I try to post on Breitbart’s FB page through Disqus I am blocked.

So I go to Breitbart’s web page and can post there.

Now ABC news has gone Gestapo and yesterday removed 5 of my comments about Biden’s mentally ill MAN who thinks he is a woman.

Only ABC’s “Rah Rah” cheering section is allowed to comment.

[upchuck]

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