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Title: Facebook Replaces User-Generated "Trending News" With "Breaking News" From 80 Undisclosed Publications
Source:
Zero Hedge
URL Source: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018 ... s-breaking-news-80-undisclosed
Published: Jun 2, 2018
Author: Tyler Durden
Post Date: 2018-06-05 09:35:40 by Deckard
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Facebook is replacing its user-generated "trending news" feature with a "breaking news" section - comprised of 80 publications which they will feed to users. In other words, Facebook will have complete control over narratives and topics which go against their internal corporate culture. Facebook's Trending News section has been the subject of intense scrutiny since the 2016 election after it was revealed that the editors in charge of the feature were repeatedly discriminating against conservative articles, while promoting progressive content. Their clear bias resulted in the threat of an investigation from the Senate commerce committee. The new changes were explained in a Friday announcement: The obvious takeaway here is that Facebook wants to control the conversation. Who believes that the news orgs they choose will be fair and balanced? No one. Instead of seeing what is naturally igniting dialogue around issues you're going to get Facebook approved propaganda. — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 1, 2018 To recap - you're going from user controlled trends that honestly represent the conversation, views and dialogue of users to Facebook approved outlets TELLING you what you need to hear. They will only share the most sanitized positions that suit their biases. — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 1, 2018 Make no mistake: This is entirely driven by political aims. Facebook is VERY unhappy with how their platform drove conversation during the 2016 election. This is their attempt to slow the spread of information and political views they don't like on their platform. — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 1, 2018 Who's curating the approved local publishers, news orgs, local officials and organizations? Certainly not a politically neutral or unbiased team and certainly not representative of our country. This is a propaganda op to control and do the work of their preferred political party. — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) June 1, 2018 While the Washington Post, Recode, The Verge, and Vox have confirmed they're among the 80 "breaking news" publications, no other publishers names have been revealed. We imagine Shareblue, Media Matters, the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti Defamation League are all included. 
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