Facebook Releases Audit of Anti-Conservative Bias

Facebook on Tuesday released the results of an audit of potential bias against conservatives, which found several areas that pose concerns.

“Facebook identified some areas where it could make progress or commit to changes immediately,” according to the report, written by former Republican senator Jon Kyl of Arizona and his team at the law firm Covington & Burling.

The audit identified six areas of Facebook policy that conservatives have griped about. Some interviewees said they were concerned Facebook’s content-distribution and algorithm policies promote liberal viewpoints over conservative ones. Some expressed...