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| − | '''Benjamin Aaron Shapiro'''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190321112046/https://www.dailywire.com/tags/ben-shapiro</ref> is an American attorney, businessman, columnist, [[ | + | '''Benjamin Aaron Shapiro'''<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190321112046/https://www.dailywire.com/tags/ben-shapiro</ref> is an American attorney, businessman, columnist, [[conservative]] [[political commentator]], and media personality. A child prodigy at age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180727024357/https://www.salon.com/2013/04/03/the_next_andrew_breitbart/</ref><ref name="Zman">https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080308/http://www.yaf.org/news/ben-shapiro-partners-yaf-affirm-students-free-speech-rights-berkeley-amid-lawsuit/ </ref> Shapiro writes columns for [[Creators Syndicate]], ''[[Newsweek]]'', and ''Ami Magazine'', and is editor emeritus for ''[[The Daily Wire]]'', which he founded. Shapiro is the host of ''The Ben Shapiro Show'', a daily political [[podcast]] and live radio show. He was editor-at-large of ''[[Breitbart News]]'' between [[2012]] and [[2016]]. |
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| + | Critics have suggested Shapiro is only popular as a result of "controlled opposition" and that Big Tech corporations like [[Facebook]] are allowing him to be popular.<ref name=newsweek/> | ||
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| + | ==Shadow-boosted Facebook== | ||
| + | [[image:Facebook's Top 10 on Twitter.png|thumb|left|Shapiro was among the top performing links in 2021, when all mention of [[deep politics]] was severely censored<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20210622004933/https://twitter.com/FacebooksTop10/status/1403355251688689666</ref>]] | ||
| + | Data tracked and collected by [[CrowdTangle]] and analyzed by the Twitter page "Facebook’s Top 10," consistently show that link posts from the official Ben Shapiro page are in the 10 most engaged posts on the platform by pages from the [[United States]]. Posts from Shapiro are almost always in the top 10 posts on [[Facebook]]. It is also not uncommon for his page to take multiple positions within the top 10, ranging up to even an overall majority of the top 10 spots. | ||
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| + | In April 2019, [[Facebook]] was censoring and [[shadow banning]] a large number of groups and sites in preparation for the [[2020 US presidential election]]. But earlier that spring, Facebook users began complaining that they were seeing posts from [[conservative]] personalities including 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.<ref>https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/mark-zuckerberg-joel-kaplan-facebook-alex-jones</ref> | ||
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| + | [[Andrew Torba]], CEO og [[Gab]], argued that with everything combined together, it was likely that Shapiro amounted to [[controlled opposition]]. "Why is it that [Ben Shapiro and others] are not experiencing [[censorship]] like the rest of us are, but also they’re being artificially inflated by [[Big Tech]]. So while Big Tech is silencing those of us who are actually speaking truth to power . . . [Big Tech is] artificially boosting the conservative fodder, as I like to call it, that are basically bread-and-circus for conservative Christians".<ref name=national>https://nationalfile.com/facebook-reveals-ben-shapiro-paid-them-almost-3-million-in-advertising/</ref> | ||
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| + | {{QB|Speaking to Newsweek, Torba added: "Ben Shapiro serves the interests of the Establishment elite. There's a reason his content is consistently in the top ten links on Facebook on a daily basis, often taking up six to seven spots in the top 10. It's not because his ideas are good or new or because he is speaking truth to power. | ||
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| + | Facebook can point to Shapiro's inflated performance on their platform and say 'see we don't censor conservatives, Ben Shapiro is in our top shared links.' | ||
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| + | Ben Shapiro is only a threat to the 19-year-old college women that he 'debates.' Facebook knows this which is why they boost him among other establishment-friendly 'conservatives' who pose no threat to the established order, and indeed serve the interests of the [[uniparty American Oligarch Regime]]."<ref name=newsweek>https://www.newsweek.com/gab-andrew-torba-ben-shapiro-facebook-1600400</ref>}} | ||
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| + | In the same article, ''[[Newsweek]]''' used an [[ad hominem attack]] to counter Torba's argument against their columnist, saying Torba had "founded the controversial platform frequently used by [[neo-Nazis]], [[conspiracy theorists]] and far-right figures banned from other social media sites,"<ref name=newsweek/> | ||
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| + | Shapiro has paid Facebook company over $3 million in advertising money since [[2018]].<ref name=national/> | ||
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| + | ==Social issues== | ||
| + | He supports a ban on [[abortion]], including in cases of rape and incest.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Deep politics== | ||
| + | In 2021, Shapiro said his company ''the Daily Wire'' would "use every tool at our disposal, including legal action" to not enforce [[Joe Biden|Biden]]'s "unconstitutional and tyrannical [[vaccine mandate]]". Shapiro then said he’s pro-vaccine, believes the [[COVID-19 vaccines]] are effective and [[Warp Speed|the speed at which they rolled out]] was “maybe [[Donal trump/Presidency|Trump]]’s greatest achievement as president." Shapiro is "vaccinated" himself.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF2P4T3_gPs</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:18, 28 December 2022
 Ben Shapiro     (political commentator, Alt right) | |
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| Born | Benjamin Aaron Shapiro January 15, 1984 Los Angeles, California, U.S |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | University of California, Harvard University |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Spouse | Mor Toledano |
| Party | Republican Party (United States) |
| Relatives | Mara Wilson |
Benjamin Aaron Shapiro[1] is an American attorney, businessman, columnist, conservative political commentator, and media personality. A child prodigy at age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States.[2][3] Shapiro writes columns for Creators Syndicate, Newsweek, and Ami Magazine, and is editor emeritus for The Daily Wire, which he founded. Shapiro is the host of The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and live radio show. He was editor-at-large of Breitbart News between 2012 and 2016.
Critics have suggested Shapiro is only popular as a result of "controlled opposition" and that Big Tech corporations like Facebook are allowing him to be popular.[4]
Shadow-boosted Facebook
Data tracked and collected by CrowdTangle and analyzed by the Twitter page "Facebook’s Top 10," consistently show that link posts from the official Ben Shapiro page are in the 10 most engaged posts on the platform by pages from the United States. Posts from Shapiro are almost always in the top 10 posts on Facebook. It is also not uncommon for his page to take multiple positions within the top 10, ranging up to even an overall majority of the top 10 spots.
In April 2019, Facebook was censoring and shadow banning a large number of groups and sites in preparation for the 2020 US presidential election. But earlier that spring, Facebook users began complaining that they were seeing posts from conservative personalities including 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.[6]
Andrew Torba, CEO og Gab, argued that with everything combined together, it was likely that Shapiro amounted to controlled opposition. "Why is it that [Ben Shapiro and others] are not experiencing censorship like the rest of us are, but also they’re being artificially inflated by Big Tech. So while Big Tech is silencing those of us who are actually speaking truth to power . . . [Big Tech is] artificially boosting the conservative fodder, as I like to call it, that are basically bread-and-circus for conservative Christians".[7]
Speaking to Newsweek, Torba added: "Ben Shapiro serves the interests of the Establishment elite. There's a reason his content is consistently in the top ten links on Facebook on a daily basis, often taking up six to seven spots in the top 10. It's not because his ideas are good or new or because he is speaking truth to power.
Facebook can point to Shapiro's inflated performance on their platform and say 'see we don't censor conservatives, Ben Shapiro is in our top shared links.'
Ben Shapiro is only a threat to the 19-year-old college women that he 'debates.' Facebook knows this which is why they boost him among other establishment-friendly 'conservatives' who pose no threat to the established order, and indeed serve the interests of the uniparty American Oligarch Regime."[4]
In the same article, Newsweek' used an ad hominem attack to counter Torba's argument against their columnist, saying Torba had "founded the controversial platform frequently used by neo-Nazis, conspiracy theorists and far-right figures banned from other social media sites,"[4]
Shapiro has paid Facebook company over $3 million in advertising money since 2018.[7]
Social issues
He supports a ban on abortion, including in cases of rape and incest.[8]
Deep politics
In 2021, Shapiro said his company the Daily Wire would "use every tool at our disposal, including legal action" to not enforce Biden's "unconstitutional and tyrannical vaccine mandate". Shapiro then said he’s pro-vaccine, believes the COVID-19 vaccines are effective and the speed at which they rolled out was “maybe Trump’s greatest achievement as president." Shapiro is "vaccinated" himself.[9]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190321112046/https://www.dailywire.com/tags/ben-shapiro
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180727024357/https://www.salon.com/2013/04/03/the_next_andrew_breitbart/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080308/http://www.yaf.org/news/ben-shapiro-partners-yaf-affirm-students-free-speech-rights-berkeley-amid-lawsuit/
- ↑ a b c https://www.newsweek.com/gab-andrew-torba-ben-shapiro-facebook-1600400
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210622004933/https://twitter.com/FacebooksTop10/status/1403355251688689666
- ↑ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/mark-zuckerberg-joel-kaplan-facebook-alex-jones
- ↑ a b https://nationalfile.com/facebook-reveals-ben-shapiro-paid-them-almost-3-million-in-advertising/
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/23/us/ben-shapiro-conservative.html
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF2P4T3_gPs
