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Ben Shapiro, political commentator and founder of polarizing conservative website The Daily Wire, effectively "rules" Facebook, NPR reported on Monday, writing that he "drives an engagement machine unparalleled by anything else on the world's biggest social network site." The Daily Wire has been so successful, in fact, that in May, the site "generated more Facebook engagement on its articles than The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, and CNN combined," NPR writes. Over the past year, its stories have seen more Facebook likes, shares, and comments "than any other news publish...

This story originally appeared on LX.com It’s easy to point across the political aisle and find examples of how social media has pushed your opponents into hyper-partisan corners, living in what seems to be an alternative reality. But it’s likely your reality is skewed by those same social media algorithms every day – subtly nudging you closer and closer toward political extremism – without you even realizing it. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. “One of the main effects of social media is polarizing the people whose opini...

This story originally appeared on LX.com It’s easy to point across the political aisle and find examples of how social media has pushed your opponents into hyper-partisan corners, living in what seems to be an alternative reality. But it’s likely your reality is skewed by those same social media algorithms every day – subtly nudging you closer and closer toward political extremism – without you even realizing it. Download our NBC 7 mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. “One of the main effects of social media is polarizing the people whose...

This story originally appeared on LX.com It’s easy to point across the political aisle and find examples of how social media has pushed your opponents into hyper-partisan corners, living in what seems to be an alternative reality. But it’s likely your reality is skewed by those same social media algorithms every day – subtly nudging you closer and closer toward political extremism – without you even realizing it. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. “One of the main effects of social media is polarizing the people whose opin...

This story originally appeared on LX.com It’s easy to point across the political aisle and find examples of how social media has pushed your opponents into hyper-partisan corners, living in what seems to be an alternative reality. But it’s likely your reality is skewed by those same social media algorithms every day – subtly nudging you closer and closer toward political extremism – without you even realizing it. Download our NBC DFW mobile app for Apple or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. “One of the main effects of social media is polarizing the people wh...