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[–] CDanger 3 points (+3|-0)

Our data may prove helpful to false news dissemination studies as we analyze the links users share on the platform, finding that many communities rely on alternative news press, like Breitbart and GatewayPundit, for their daily discussions.

We get it. You want us to lick the Big Brother boot harder and only read Ministry of Truth approved corporate sources. The New York Times never peddles disinfo and fake news, right? It's not like they cheered on the nation to war multiple times with lies and fabrications.

But some dude in Nebraska thinking for himself? This is a national emergency!

[–] jobes [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

They're obviously extremely biased, but they also get some things just plain wrong

It is known that users in alt-right social networks avoid sharing the direct link to a website and prefer an archive link instead to avoid monetizing the website

Not exactly. Many times archives are used so there is a record of what was posted because news outlets often make stealth edits after publishing or have to remove articles due to lawsuits.

[–] CDanger 1 points (+1|-0)

Archive links are really common on lefty commie sites too. I think it's both sides tend to see through the bullshit of the political establishment and not trust corporate media but reach opposite conclusions. Horseshoe theory of politics in action.

Interestingly, this is one area where diversity of thought is needed. All the "diversity and inclusion" and "affirmative action" bullshit totally misses the point: adding people of different skin colors or genitals doesn't help anything. What you need is different perspectives and ideas. If psychologists, sociologists, women's studies departments weren't such echo chambers of political leftists, they could have written a better paper by including the things you are pointing out.

[–] jobes [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

Trying to point out the usefulness of diversity of thought to the diversity of color/sex/sexuality crowd would likely end up with you being hit with a bike lock

[–] Dii_Casses 2 points (+2|-0)

Notably, it doesn't look like Voat actually used very many archive links