the algorithm that would have marginal impacts on but would d ton to restrain misinformation. when they say in that statement, things that are hateful. that he is not good for advertisers. advertisers don t want that. that s probably very true. the the problem is it s not always just hateful. it s it s you know, the the counter incentive they have is to keep eyeballs on facebook. to keep eyeballs on instagram. for as long as possible. i mean, that s that is the financial in incentive to keep people engaged with the site. and and and anger sells. people are actually most easily engaged through anger, and other negative emotions like that. it s actually easier to generate anger. well, of course. i mean, that s why i mean, look on cable news. you see the hosts who are, you know, yelling and full of anger. that that s you know, that has the most buzz.
go unpunished. facebook has principles that many advocates advocated for. and so often they don t even follow their own principles. right now we find information that is up there about the election or the big lie that had it been a little closer to an actual election, they would be taking it down and they re not. so they like to play both sides of the fence. it is very dangerous, and i think that we have, as advocates, have to continue to hold them accountable and congress needs to act on this. and i just want to say, facebook and these social media platforms, you know, their business is letting people they want engagement. and so unfortunately some of these misinformed or, you know, provocative posts are what creates the engagement. so that creates a business model for them that makes them perhaps more resistant to regulation or oversight. and this is an old lesson that we know from politics and also from journalism, which is, hate sells, anger sells. oh, sure. and the probl
reflect where the voters are at. and trump believes his intuition is more correct than the numbers we re looking at. that s a great point of preference in immigration. as long as i ve been covering immigration policy, 15 years or so, that the steve kings of the world and the steven millers of the world and the white nationalists have a veto on immigration policy precisely because of the intensity that they feel it. fear, hate, anger sells. it facts matter. it s no longer a wall. it s beautiful steel slats. aesthetically pleasing. i think facts matter. over the past 17 years, there s been 80% reduction of apprehensions on the border. there s not a border crisis. and foreign-born individuals in america have less criminal history than those born here. facts matter. and the demonization process against the jews, the blacks,
the preference intensity problem on il gration. what we have seen in america, as long as i ve been covering immigration policy, is the steve kings of the world and the steven millers of the world, and the white nationalists have essentially a veto on american immigration policy because the intensity with which they feel it. fear, hate, anger sells. facts matter. it s no longer a wall. it s beautiful, steel slats, esthetically pleasing. facts matter. and over 17 years, there s been 80% reduction of apprehensions by border patrol at the border. foreign born individuals in america have less criminal history than those born here. this demonization process against jews, catholics, the lbgt is the cynical but successful strategy of politicians of past, present, and unfortunately republicans right now. yeah. we ll see i m curious to see