STUDY: Facebook News Feed Contains Diverse Political Views
Diverse political viewpoints are alive and well in Facebook’s News Feed, with 28.9 percent of hard news encountered during a recent study cutting across ideological lines.
Diverse political viewpoints are alive and well in Facebook’s News Feed, with 28.9 percent of hard news encountered during a recent study cutting across ideological lines.
Facebook strategic partner manager, news Meghan Peters introduced the study in a post in the News, Media & Publishing on Facebook group, writing:
As people’s exposure to news increases on social networks, so do concerns about the creation of echo chambers. That’s why we looked at how social networks, algorithmic ranking and individuals’ choices affect the diversity of content that people in the U.S.
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