A Volatile Election Is Intensifying Conspiracy Theories Online
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Companies have little incentive to alter the algorithms that allow toxic content to spread...Social media platforms profit when outrage and indignation results in more engagement, and ultimately, more advertising revenue...
Accounts for Alex Jones, Rogan O'Handley, and Libs of TikTok gained more followers than usual after the shooting...Web traffic to social media websites increased on the assassination attempt and President Biden's resignation, especially for platforms aligned with the far right.
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