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Facebook is paying controversial creators to produce rage-bait content
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ragebait-how-facebook-is-paying-controversial-creators/106940696
www.abc.net.auFacebook pays controversial creators to produce rage-bait contentAn ABC NEWS Verify investigation reveals Facebook is directly funding some controversial Australian content creators including a white nationalist and an anti-vaxxer influencer.
Replying to @Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world
Quelle surprise.
Replying to @Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world
Facebook is like 95% ragebait by volume, so, not big surprise.
The surprise for me is Facebook paying for it.
Replying to @snooggums@piefed.world
Now you’ve seen a small fraction of the shit they’re up to. This is a terrible company. Carry this knowledge with you and share it with others if you are so inclined.
I deleted my account, which I only created under pressure, years ago.
Replying to @Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world
When’s this headline from, 2015? 🙄
Has this been a thing already?
Future of all media at this rate honestly
Media has been like this for a long time
Facebook pays them indirectly all the time by pushing their accounts. Then they use that platform to push products and collect compensation accordingly.