Posted on May 27, 2021
How the right dominated the discussion of George Floyd’s killing online
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The police killing of George Floyd ignited grassroots activism, with demonstrators taking to the streets from New York to Los Angeles over the death of the 46-year-old Black man in Minneapolis.
It also sparked a flurry of activity on social media that continues a year after Mr Floyd’s untimely death. From apolitical Instagram users who suddenly flooded their feeds with calls to defund the police, to conservatives who rejected the notion that America is a systemically racist nation, social media has been the platform of choice during a year when the Black Lives Matter movement gripped the collective consciousness.
According to data from the social media analytics firm NewsWhip, several major broadcasters including ABC News, NBC News and CNN were among the top 10 Facebook pages by interactions on the subject of Mr Floyd. Other more overtly partisan accounts, such as Fox News, Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro and Franklin Graham also made the cut, with Fox coming in at No 1 with around 9 million interactions. The nonpartisan NowThisNews page ranked No 2 with more than 5 million interactions.
It also sparked a flurry of activity on social media that continues a year after Mr Floyd’s untimely death. From apolitical Instagram users who suddenly flooded their feeds with calls to defund the police, to conservatives who rejected the notion that America is a systemically racist nation, social media has been the platform of choice during a year when the Black Lives Matter movement gripped the collective consciousness.
According to data from the social media analytics firm NewsWhip, several major broadcasters including ABC News, NBC News and CNN were among the top 10 Facebook pages by interactions on the subject of Mr Floyd. Other more overtly partisan accounts, such as Fox News, Candace Owens, Ben Shapiro and Franklin Graham also made the cut, with Fox coming in at No 1 with around 9 million interactions. The nonpartisan NowThisNews page ranked No 2 with more than 5 million interactions.
How the right dominated the discussion of George Floyd’s killing online
Posted from independent.co.uk
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"...more overtly partisan accounts..." Haha. That's funny that people think CNN, ABC and NBA are not slanted way to the left. And NTN is also slanted left.
It is the left that continues to spin the idea that racism in the US is the root over all the problems in the black community and that white people are evil.
It is the left that continues to spin the idea that racism in the US is the root over all the problems in the black community and that white people are evil.
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