Facebook chief hosts conservative guests amid bias debate
Social media platforms have been under pressure to reduce the spread of lies and misinformation.
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US anti-Muslim bias incidents increased in 2016: report
WASHINGTON: When the Masjid Al-Kareem mosque in Providence, Rhode Island, received a threatening letter in November disrespecting and abusing Muslims, its members were frightened enough they asked for and got extra police protection.
The 42-year-old mosque was far from alone. The letter it received was one of 2,213 anti-Muslim bias incidents in the United States last year, according to a report released Tuesday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
The report found a 57 percent increase in the number of…
Facebook denies allegations of anti-conservative bias, censorship
NEW YORK: Facebook on Tuesday denied allegations that it scrubs its site of news articles by and about political conservatives, amid outrage over the claims.
Report claiming bias in Facebook ‘trending’ topics sparks social media outcry
CALIFORNIA: Facebook workers have often omitted conservative political stories from the website’s "trending" list, the technology news site Gizmodo said on Monday in a report that sparked widespread comment on social media.