Since RuvicReuters reveal how Facebook handles the popularity of the news former officials of Facebook reveal that they were forced to distort the popularity of news Posted: 10 May 2016 The editors continually eliminated news from conservative sources to artificially increase the popularity of the articles of the liberal spaces. Several former officials of Facebook have revealed that during his work in the company were instructed to artificially modify the popularity of news items Trends segment. In an article published by Gizmodo , is told in exclusive practice employed by the company to modify the popularity of news articles. According to the source, the former employees of the company were periodically instructed to remove articles even conservative authors when they were very popular among readers. Also, point out that a common practice was to 'inject' selected stories on the popularity list of trends, even when these were not of interest to users. Depending on who is in charge, the news can be blocked or popularized This practice confirm the news section of Facebook works like any news network that reflects the needs of its employees and corporate goals. In addition, this internal policy goes against the general rules for determining the popular topics of social network.
Although initially a computer algorithm selects news and chooses the most popular among users, editors have special tools to modify them , thus dictating the news preferences of users of the social network. Only in the US167 million users on average have access to the news section at any time.
"Depending on who is in command [address Facebook], the news may be blocked or famous , " said the former official. The news that are selected by the automatic algorithm but came from conservative sources were excluded, even if they were very popular among users. By contrast, liberal sources items were more welcome and artificially acquired greater popularity.
The news that Facebook directly involved were still treated with caution. According to the source, these items was 'leaked' only under the authorization of two senior managers levels. Posted by WEB ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION
Although initially a computer algorithm selects news and chooses the most popular among users, editors have special tools to modify them , thus dictating the news preferences of users of the social network. Only in the US167 million users on average have access to the news section at any time.
"Depending on who is in command [address Facebook], the news may be blocked or famous , " said the former official. The news that are selected by the automatic algorithm but came from conservative sources were excluded, even if they were very popular among users. By contrast, liberal sources items were more welcome and artificially acquired greater popularity.
The news that Facebook directly involved were still treated with caution. According to the source, these items was 'leaked' only under the authorization of two senior managers levels. Posted by WEB ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION
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