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Re:Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conserva... by duaneb on Monday May 09, 2016 @03:09PM (#11662289)
This does not imply a lack of evidence, though. The appropriate response would be to ask for a deeper inquiry. Otherwise you're just enabling scapegoating if you accept the first view without any question.
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Re:Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conserva... by shepardrtc on Monday May 09, 2016 @05:03PM (#11663187)
> The conservative curator described the omissions as a function of his colleagues’ judgements; there is no evidence that Facebook management mandated or was even aware of any political bias at work.

The person who brought this to light - the one who not only experienced it themselves but also had the most complain about - says that it wasn't anything pushed down by management.

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Re:Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conserva... by duaneb on Monday May 09, 2016 @11:09PM (#11664918)
I'm sure his paycheck is entirely unrelated to what he says to the press.
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