Behind Facebook's trending news feed, a deeper flaw
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AllSides Media Bias Rating: Lean Right
Most of the analysis of Facebook’s news bias is missing the point. The ideas inherent in 'trending news' are problematic. Make no mistake, Facebook’s Trending News and the possibility that it suppresses conservative viewpoints is a very big deal. Since 41 percent of United States adults get news from Facebook, this has a huge impact.
But most of the analysis is missing the main point. Critics generally imply that if Facebook simply showed what news was truly trending, with no human oversight or editorial judgment, that would solve the problem.
Unfortunately, that is wrong.
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