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Facebook to tweak Trending Topics following allegations of bias

on May 24, 2016 | 0 comments

By Rebecca Stewart

Facebook is poised to update its Trending Topics section following allegations that the news feature suppressed right-wing stories.

While the social giant has strenuously denied the claims, which were first printed in Gizmodo, it has said that it will “continue to improve the feature” and update its news guidelines to make them clearer.

Writing in a blog directly addressed to chairman of the US senate committee John Thune, Facebook’s vice-president of General Counsel Colin Stretch said: “Our data analysis indicated that conservative and liberal topics are approved as trending topics at virtually identical rates.

“At the same time, our Read full story ›

Source: The Drum