By Rebecca Stewart

A senior senate republican has called into question Facebook’s censorship policies following allegations that the social giant’s employees suppress the coverage of right-wing news in its Trending Topics section.

Writing to the firm’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, South Dakota senator John Thume submitted a request for more information on the matter, asking how many stories related to conservative viewpoints had been excluded from the platform. He has also asked Facebook to supply a a list of all stories removed from or injected into the Trending Topics section since its launch in January 2014.

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Source: The Drum