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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

manufactured outrage:

“Criticism of the ad campaign had come almost entirely from a smattering of accounts with relatively few followers, according to an analysis of social media data by The New York Times. Conversation about the ad did not escalate online or in traditional media until days later, after right-leaning influencers, broadcasters and politicians began criticizing what they described as a wave of progressive outrage.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/business/sydney-sweeney-ad-right-wing-media.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare