Facebook is “Crushing” Conservative-Leaning Sites: Here’s What You Can Do about It

Last updated on: March 20, 2018 at 9:41 am by Convention of States

Facebook is “Crushing” Conservative-Leaning Sites: Here’s What You Can Do about It 2018-03-20T09:41:50-05:00 Convention of States

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President Barack Obama, with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, holds a town hall meeting at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, California, April 20, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

The Silicon Valley is no friend to the average self-governing American, but Facebook’s latest newsfeed change is a clear attack on those who hold conservative values.

The Daily Wire reports:

An extensive study of Facebook traffic data by The Western Journal provides more evidence that Facebook’s recent changes to its newsfeed algorithm has impacted conservative sites far more than liberal sites, and that impact is almost entirely, and often dramatically, negative.

Overall, since mid-February, when Facebook implemented its new “trusted sources” algorithm— which CEO Mark Zuckerberg has described as an attempt to clamp down on “sensationalism, misinformation and polarization” — the study found that most conservative sites have seen a significant drop in traffic, while most liberal sites have seen little impact.

The study tracked 50 sites (25 conservative, 25 liberal) known to have significant Facebook traffic. The conservative sites saw a 14% decrease in traffic on average. When Fox News, one of the only conservative-leaning sites to see an increase in traffic since the changes, is excluded from the list, the average decline is far more dramatic. Meanwhile, the 25 left-leaning sites included in the study saw a 2% increase in traffic by average.

Click here to read the full story.

Fortunately, Facebook hasn’t entirely eliminated its users’ ability to see the news they want to see. Here’s how you can be sure to still get all the latest updates from the Convention of States Action Facebook page:

1. Go to the Convention of States Project Page.
2. Tap “Following” underneath the cover video.
3. Select “See First” in the drop-down menu.

That’s it! Now you’ll be sure to see everything we post to Facebook, and you’ll never miss a video, meme, or announcement.

Image Credit: Members of the audience take pictures as President Barack Obama participates in a town hall meeting moderated by CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. April 20, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

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