DARK MODE:
National File
  • Home
  • News
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • GAB
  • Telegram
  • About
    • Subscribe
    • Podcast
    • Minds
  • TV
  • Store
    • My account
    • Cart
    • Checkout
  • Donate
    • Donate Crypto
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • GAB
  • Telegram
  • About
    • Subscribe
    • Podcast
    • Minds
  • TV
  • Store
    • My account
    • Cart
    • Checkout
  • Donate
    • Donate Crypto
No Result
View All Result
National File
No Result
View All Result

Facebook Gives Ben Shapiro ‘Shadow-Boost’ To Make More Users See His Content – Report

Controlled opposition?

Jack Hadfield by Jack Hadfield
February 24, 2021
0
Facebook Gives Ben Shapiro ‘Shadow-Boost’ To Make More Users See His Content – Report
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Share to Gab

A report seems to confirm that Ben Shapiro was “shadow-boosted” by Facebook’s algorithm, meaning his content enters the feeds of people otherwise unlikely to interact with the personality.

The report from Buzzfeed, which mostly erroneously focuses on claims that Facebook is somehow a safe-haven for supporters of Alex Jones and Infowars, revealed that Ben Shapiro had been pushed into the feeds of Facebook users who had not interacted with his content.

Covfefe Coffee

The report details changes made to a Facebook feature called In Feed Recommendations, which would insert posts into the Facebook feeds of people that they didn’t follow, but were similar to content they liked already. Buzzfeed gives the example of someone who followed the page for a specific football team, who may then see content from the NFL put into their feed.

READ MORE: Shapiro Shills For Trump-Hater John Bolton And Endless War, Gets Mocked On Twitter

However, the IFR was not meant to recommend political content, yet users began complaining that they were seeing posts from Ben Shapiro in their news feeds, “even though they had never engaged with that type of content”:

When the issue was flagged internally, Facebook’s content policy team warned that removing such suggestions for political content could reduce those pages’ engagement and traffic, and possibly inspire complaints from publishers. A News Feed product manager and a policy team member reiterated this argument in an August post to Facebook’s internal message board.

Important story. Among the findings: Ben Shapiro was shadow-promoted on Facebook, giving him an algorithmic advantage over his ideological foes https://t.co/Yn3NFHFoGi

— Gady Epstein (@gadyepstein) February 21, 2021

READ MORE: Ben Shapiro Demands People Stop Criticizing Romney For Supporting Trump Impeachment

It is unclear who else may have been subject to the “shadow-boosting” by Facebook, as opposed to being shadow-banned, which many conservatives were subject to on Facebook and other Big Tech platforms, such as Twitter.  Shapiro, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire, is a long-time critic of President Donald Trump and America First conservatives, and as such, Facebook’s actions may raise eyebrows on the right.

National File reported earlier this month that Shapiro had stood in defense of Senator Mitt Romney’s vote to impeach President Trump for a second time. He also attacked Trump-ally and Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Dr. Kelli Ward for censuring Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, who Shapiro called excellent. Ducey blocked attempts to examine the integrity of the 2016 presidential election in the state, refusing to call the state legislature back into session despite calls from the Republican Party and President Trump.

Tags: Ben ShapiroBig TechDaily WireFacebookShadow BanningShadow Boosting
Share to Gab
Tip with Crypto


ADVERTISEMENT
Jack Hadfield

Jack Hadfield

Jack Hadfield is a conservative and patriot from the UK. He specialises in exposing the misdeeds of Big Tech. His work has appeared in such sites as Breitbart, The Political Insider, and Politicalite. You can follow him on Facebook @JackHadfield1996, on Twitter @JackHadders, on Gab @JH, or on Telegram @JackHadders. Tips can be sent securely to [email protected].

Related Posts

GRAB EM BY THE PENIS: New Mexico Governor Pays Out $62K Over Alleged Sexual Assault of Male Staffer
News

GRAB EM BY THE PENIS: New Mexico Governor Pays Out $62K Over Alleged Sexual Assault of Male Staffer

by Jack Hadfield
3 hours ago
BREAKING: Breonna Taylor’s Mom Slams BLM As ‘Fraud’ That’s ‘Never Done A Damn Thing For Us’
Breaking News

BREAKING: Breonna Taylor’s Mom Slams BLM As ‘Fraud’ That’s ‘Never Done A Damn Thing For Us’

by Gabriel Keane
20 hours ago
Cop Suspended For Refusing To Close Gym Due To COVID Lockdown, Hugging Gym Members Instead
News

Cop Suspended For Refusing To Close Gym Due To COVID Lockdown, Hugging Gym Members Instead

by Gabriel Keane
22 hours ago
HIDIN’ BIDEN: POTUS Nowhere To Be Found As Kamala Welcomes Japanese PM To White House
News

HIDIN’ BIDEN: POTUS Nowhere To Be Found As Kamala Welcomes Japanese PM To White House

by Gabriel Keane
23 hours ago
BREAKING: Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene Create America First Caucus In Congress
2022

BREAKING: Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene Create America First Caucus In Congress

by Nathaniel Linderman
24 hours ago
BREAKING: Russia Kicks Out Biden Diplomats, Bans AG Merrick Garland And FBI’s Christopher Wray
News

BREAKING: Russia Kicks Out Biden Diplomats, Bans AG Merrick Garland And FBI’s Christopher Wray

by Gabriel Keane
1 day ago
Minneapolis BLM Icon Arrested For Failing To Register As Child Sex Offender
Civil Unrest

Minneapolis BLM Icon Arrested For Failing To Register As Child Sex Offender

by Jack Hadfield
1 day ago
‘Riot Control Simulator’ Game Will Let You Suppress Riots ‘At All Costs’ With Water Cannons, Tanks
News

‘Riot Control Simulator’ Game Will Let You Suppress Riots ‘At All Costs’ With Water Cannons, Tanks

by Gabriel Keane
2 days ago
BREAKING: Facebook Blocks New York Post Story About BLM Founder Spending Millions On Luxury Homes
Big Tech

BREAKING: Facebook Blocks New York Post Story About BLM Founder Spending Millions On Luxury Homes

by Jack Hadfield
2 days ago
BREAKING: O’Keefe to Sue Twitter Following Permanent Suspension
Big Tech

BREAKING: O’Keefe to Sue Twitter Following Permanent Suspension

by Jack Hadfield
2 days ago
Load More

Covfefe Coffee
National File

National File brings you investigative citizen journalism of the highest quality. Join Editor-in-Chief Tom Pappert — Subscribe to the National File HERE

The Latest
  • GRAB EM BY THE PENIS: New Mexico Governor Pays Out $62K Over Alleged Sexual Assault of Male Staffer April 17, 2021
  • BREAKING: Breonna Taylor’s Mom Slams BLM As ‘Fraud’ That’s ‘Never Done A Damn Thing For Us’ April 16, 2021
  • Cop Suspended For Refusing To Close Gym Due To COVID Lockdown, Hugging Gym Members Instead April 16, 2021

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

SEND A TIP OR CONTACT:

Have any questions or suggestions? If you are having difficulty unsubscribing from our mail subscription please send an email here [email protected]

ADVERTISE:

Want to advertise with us? 

Please email:

[email protected]

© COPYRIGHT NATIONALFILE.COM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. © 2019 Flyover Media, LLC – All materials contained on this site are protected by United States copyright law and may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, in whole or part, without the prior written permission of NationalFile.com

PRIVACY POLICY
|
CORRECTIONS

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Culture
  • Politics
  • GAB
  • Telegram
  • About
    • Subscribe
    • Podcast
    • Minds
  • TV
  • Store
    • My account
    • Cart
    • Checkout
  • Donate
    • Donate Crypto

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In