Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News

Re:Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conserva... by Karunamon on Monday May 09, 2016 @03:09PM (#11662290)

What about to the advertisers? If I were a well-funded news outlet with a conservative bias, and I spent money on Facebook, I'd be evaluating my legal options right about now...

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Re:Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conserva... by hyperpape on Monday May 09, 2016 @09:08PM (#11664565)

I'm not sure this is an issue either. The advertisers were buying advertisements, not space on a trending list.

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Re:Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conserva... by Karunamon on Tuesday May 10, 2016 @10:46AM (#11667562)

If they're reordering trends for ideological correctness, it's not a stretch to assume they're doing the same for other content.

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