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Research Links for “The Outrage They Manufacture”

Facebook/Meta Algorithm Manipulation

 1. Facebook Internal Documents (Frances Haugen Leaks)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-files-11631713039

 ∙ Wall Street Journal’s “Facebook Files” series documenting internal research showing angry reactions drive 5x more engagement

 1. Facebook Memo on Polarization

 ∙ https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/26/21270659/facebook-division-news-feed-algorithms

 ∙ Internal memo discussing how polarized content increases engagement

Media Ownership Consolidation

 1. Corporate Media Ownership Chart

 ∙ https://www.webfx.com/blog/internet/the-6-companies-that-own-almost-all-media-infographic/

 ∙ Documentation of six corporations controlling 90% of American media

 1. FCC Media Ownership Rules

 ∙ https://www.fcc.gov/media/radio/media-ownership

 ∙ Federal Communications Commission data on media consolidation

Congressional Activity During Distraction Cycles

 1. RESTRICT Act (2023)

 ∙ https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686

 ∙ Full text of the act passed with minimal coverage during TikTok controversy

 1. 2024 NDAA Passage

 ∙ https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2670

 ∙ $886 billion defense bill passed during media distraction cycles

 1. Congressional Voting Records

 ∙ https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes

 ∙ Track what actually passes during major media controversies

Corporate Consolidation During Outrage Cycles

 1. BlackRock Housing Acquisitions

 ∙ https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-sell-a-house-these-days-the-buyer-might-be-a-pension-fund-11617544801

 ∙ Documentation of institutional investors buying single-family homes

 1. Invitation Homes Corporate Ownership

 ∙ https://www.invitationhomes.com/

 ∙ Publicly traded company’s own disclosures on portfolio size

Engagement Optimization Research

 1. MIT Study on Fake News Spread

  https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aap9559

 ∙ Research showing false information spreads 6x faster than truth on Twitter

 1. Pew Research on Social Media & News

  https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/

 
∙ Data on news consumption patterns and engagement

Platform Algorithm Studies

 1. YouTube Radicalization Research

 ∙ https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA704-3.html

 ∙ RAND Corporation study on algorithmic recommendation and radicalization

 1. Twitter Bot Network Analysis

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