Michael Nunez
GIZMODO
The US Senate Commerce Committee—which has
jurisdiction over media issues, consumer protection issues, and internet
communication—has sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg requesting answers
to questions it has on its trending topics section. The letter comes
after Gizmodo on Monday reported
on allegations by one former news curator, who worked for Facebook as a
contractor, that the curation team routinely suppressed or blacklisted
topics of interest to conservatives. That report also included
allegations from several former curators that they used a “injection
tool” to add or bump stories onto the trending module.
The letter asks that Facebook “arrange for your staff including
employees responsible for trending topics to brief committee staff on
this issue.” The letter was signed by Chairman for the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Senator John Thune (R) from South
Dakota.Some of the letter’s questions include:
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