The U.S. Senate wants to know if Facebook has been messing with trending news

Posted on May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 by Authcom

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Yesterday, a Gizmodo report alleged that Facebook’s human curators had been manipulating the trending news section to kill conservative stories — allegations that Facebook carefully didn’t deny in a blandly worded response. Now, the US Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees communications and the internet, has asked for real answers.

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