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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
∙ https://www.propublica.org/article/how-we-analyzed-the-comprop-data
∙ ProPublica investigation into manufactured trending topics
Financial Transfers During Distraction
1. 2020 CARES Act Corporate Provisions
∙ https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/coronavirus/assistance-for-american-industry
∙ Treasury data on corporate bailouts during pandemic
1. Bank Bailouts 2023
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https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20230312a.htm
∙ Federal Reserve emergency lending during Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Bipartisan Policy Consensus
1. Defense Spending Votes
∙ https://clerk.house.gov/Votes
∙ House voting records showing bipartisan support for military budgets
1. Surveillance Expansion Votes
∙ https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/12/congress-reconsiders-section-702-lets-not-repeat-mistakes-patriot-act
∙ Electronic Frontier Foundation tracking of surveillance legislation
Media Production Strategies
1. Former Fox Producer Revelations
∙ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/11/the-making-of-the-fox-news-white-house
∙ Inside look at cable news production decisions
1. MSNBC/CNN Production Analysis
∙ https://www.cjr.org/analysis/cable-news-business-model.php
∙ Columbia Journalism Review on cable news business models
Rage Farming Economics
1. Time Spent on Social Media Statistics
∙ https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/social-media/
∙ Pew data on daily social media consumption
1. Emotional Contagion Study
∙ https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1320040111
∙ Facebook’s controversial emotion manipulation experiment
Alternative News Tracking
1. What Didn’t Make the News
∙ https://www.projectcensored.org/
∙ Project Censored’s annual list of under-reported stories
1. FAIR Media Analysis
∙ https://fair.org/
∙ Fairness & Accur...