Came across this New York Times article from Jan 7, 2017 via a deleted post: How to Destroy the Business Model of Breitbart and Fake News - http://archive.is/LIlVL - However it doesn't mention PG directly I think the Fake-News content makes it very relevant to PG. I personally suspects that MSM would refrain from mentioning PG too many times and just calling it Fake-News not to make any more heads curious about what PG is
The article talks about a Twitter collective called Sleeping Giants, originated by Nathan Phillips, focussed on alerting advertisers that their adds appeared on Breitbart.com. Their Twitter account states it's goal is: "We are trying to stop racist websites by stopping their ad dollars. Many companies don't even know it's happening. It's time to tell them." https://twitter.com/slpng_giants. The artcicle continues with examples of companies steering their ads clear from racism & hate-speech
But then all of a sudden NYtimes blends in 'fake news hucksters'. The article provides an example that Jestin Colen estimates he made up to 10.000 - 30.000 a month in ad-revenue with his 'fake news empire'. They fail to mention that Jestin Coler in an interview with NPR mentioned that he is a registered democrat and tried to infiltrate the white supremacy/alt-right with creating fake news (NPR Source) http://archive.is/SN2TB#selection-5089.0-5089.267
NYtimes continue to spin the tactic as a alt-right threat: "Thanks to people enthusiastically sharing pro-Trump headlines cooked up by clickbait farms, in the bizarro-world of online advertising, the fake can be more profitable than the real." Which I conceive as a clear warning signal for business owners / readers to participate in these strategies to combat 'fake-news'.
I think it's noteworthy to see NYtimes suggesting strategies to combat fake-news business models, again without mentioning what and who fake exactly is. I would suspect this strategy to be implemented to combat PG-sites. Let's make it clear I'm not claiming that this is happening, I am asking and warning anyone who owns a PG-related website to be on the lookout for activities like this...
As a counter-tactic suggestion, could we implement the same strategy to attack the MSM? Find articles that we can debunk, screenshot adds and ask companies if they agree. Like the article states: "More important, the screenshot activists are forcing companies to pick a side."
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OrwellKnew ago
The failing, decrepit, obsolete NYT: Hey guys! I know a great plan to stave off our obsolescence for a few more weeks or months! Won't you help us?
Lol
tjarco ago
i'm sorry my engrish isn't advanced enough to understand this comment