He Sparked the Fake News Boom. Then Facebook Broke His Business

from Foundering · host Bloomberg

From a young age, Cyrus Massoumi knew he wanted to become rich one day. In 2012, he figured out how: by creating an inflammatory, hyper-partisan news site that used Facebook to make its articles go viral. This week, Bloomberg Technology's Sarah Frier and Aki Ito talk to Cyrus about how MrConservative.com's success sparked a frenzy of other sites like it. Cyrus watched the phenomenon snowball—until one day he realized he had created a monster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode metadata supplied by the publisher feed · Published Dec 12, 2017

Embed this episode

Attribution link and audio player

Ready to play

He Sparked the Fake News Boom. Then Facebook Broke His Business

0:00 26:36

1×

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

No similar episodes found.

Similar Podcasts

No similar podcasts found.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Foundering?

This episode is 26 minutes long.

When was this Foundering episode published?

This episode was published on December 12, 2017.

Is there a transcript available for this episode?

Yes, a full transcript is available for this episode. You can read the complete transcript on the episode page.

Can I download this Foundering episode?

Yes. Use the download control on the episode player to save the publisher-provided media file.

URL copied to clipboard!