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You are here: Home / Technology / Mark Zuckerberg Insists Facebook’s Trending Topics Are Not Biased …

Mark Zuckerberg Insists Facebook’s Trending Topics Are Not Biased …

May 13, 2016 By Jenna Bensoussan

Mark Zuckerberg has promised a “full investigation” into the recent reports that Facebook suppressed news from conservative media outlets in its “Trending Topics” section. He also promised to meet with “leading conservatives” and others to discuss the matter.

Writing on Facebook Thursday evening, Zuckerberg denied the claims of impropriety saying they had so far “found no evidence that this report is true.” 

“We take this report very seriously and are conducting a full investigation to ensure our teams upheld the integrity of this product,” he wrote. “If we find anything against our principles, you have my commitment that we will take additional steps to address it.”

He also said he plans to invite “leading conservatives and people from across the political spectrum” to Facebook to discuss the matter.

Zuckerberg’s comments come hours after internal documents, detailing Facebook’s guidelines for its Trending Topics, surfaced online. The documents, first reported by The Guardian, suggest human editors were far more involved in choosing the topics than Facebook’s software.

The controversy around Trending Topics kicked off earlier in the week after Gizmodo reported that the editors charged with curating the news stories routinely manipulated the content. The report, in part, alleged editors would suppress stories from conservative media outlets.

Facebook’s VP of Global Operations, Justin Osofsky, and VP of Search, Tom Stocky, have also denied any wrongdoing.

You can read Zuckerberg’s full post here.

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