Tuesday, August 27, 2013

BuzzFeed Is Taking Trolling to a New Level by Pandering to Right-Wing Nuts | Alternet

BuzzFeed Is Taking Trolling to a New Level by Pandering to Right-Wing Nuts | Alternet
"Buzzfeed, a favorite site of Millennials and liberals, found itself at the center of the buzz for all the wrong reasons this past weekend. Personhood USA, a conservative anti- abortion propaganda group, published for free a listicle bashing Planned Parenthood under Buzzfeed's relatively new "Community" section. Rather than issue an apology, Buzzfeed insists their new Community section is an open platform where anything goes, even posts that alienate their biggest supporters or violate guidelines. Big mistake."