Ben Shapiro

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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro

This was highly convenient – and it was good for a lot of non-mainstream news outlets, who suddenly had access to billions of eyeballs. A thousand flowers bloomed. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 28, 2022

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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro

Social media re-centralized the mechanisms of distribution for news. Instead of bookmarking ten websites, for example, you followed ten accounts on Twitter, or added them to your Facebook newsfeed. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 28, 2022

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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro

And, for a time, there was stasis: because Democrats maintained political control, these social media sites were praised for their free speech principles, and clever use of these services – a la the Obama campaign in 2012 – was considered good and worthy. Then came Trump. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 28, 2022