I also still fail to see why a bit of vetting in the trending topics box is wrong on principle. What's wrong with verifying news is news?
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To show Facebook is "neutral", Zuckerberg will meet with Glenn Beck. Will they discuss Beck's anti-vax theories that do so well on Facebook?
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Well. If I'm reading this right, Facebook is confirming the
#icebucketchallenge drowned out#Ferguson on Aug 2014.pic.twitter.com/nQOLDQ8odG
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Deen Freelon
Algorithms optimized for virality on ad-financed platforms as rulers of the public sphere is where we are headed.https://twitter.com/dfreelon/status/732575916023390208 …
zeynep tufekci added,
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Another former Facebook trending curator. Sounds like Facebook should hire more & do more. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/17/facebook-trending-news-team-curators-toxic-work-environment …pic.twitter.com/wD0rYiZNyK
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The most dangerous idea. Facebook's algorithm *is* playing politics but—not in old ways. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/facebook-conservatives-zuckerberg-bias-223244 …pic.twitter.com/qZvkoEyVeK
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Facebook's algorithm is political but not the way conservatives claim or Facebook defends it. My latest for the NYT.http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/19/opinion/the-real-bias-built-in-at-facebook.html …
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thank you! I had meant to write broadly; Facebook is the most familiar example.
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I am at the
#odsc open data science conference in Boston. Watching the sausage making.
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data geeks converge in Boston.
#ODSCBoston Fascinating...pic.twitter.com/rNv8YeOWIo
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