Mark Zuckerberg, Justin Osofsky Address Facebook Trending Topics Controversy
Facebook continued to defend itself against allegations that it prevented conservative content from appearing in its Trending Topics.
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Facebook continued to defend itself against allegations that it prevented conservative content from appearing in its Trending Topics.
Co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg addressed the issue in a post (embedded below), and vice president of global operations Justin Osofsky did the same in a Newsroom post.
Zuckerberg wrote:
This week, there was a report suggesting that Facebook contractors working on Trending Topics suppressed stories with conservative viewpoints. We take this report very seriously and are conducting a full investigation to ensure that our teams upheld the integrity of this product.
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