| Facebook Search VP Totally Denies News Bias in “Trending” Story Selection |
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By: Fast Company |
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 The social media giant's VP of Search, Tom Stocky, posted this evening to more fully respond to a Gizmodo story charging that Facebook news curators routinely keep right-leaning political stories out of the news Trending Topics box. Here are the important bits:
- "We . . . have found no evidence that the anonymous allegations are true."
- "There are rigorous guidelines in place for the review team to ensure consistency and neutrality. These guidelines do not permit the suppression of political perspectives."
- "Popular topics are first surfaced by an algorithm, then audited by review team members to confirm that the topics are in fact trending news."
https://news.fastcompany.com/facebook-guy-who-runs-trends-team-responds-to-news-bias-charges-4006602KEEP READING HERE
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