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Facebook said that it will not use algorithms聽to influence voting in the US presidential election this November.
By tech2 News Staff / 18 Apr 2016 , 12:55
Facebook said that it will not use algorithms聽to influence voting in the US presidential election this November. A report byshares questions submitted during the company’s聽internal Q&A for employees with CEO Zuckerberg.
The report聽shared a screenshot of聽an internal poll that Facebook employees were purportedly using to decide what questions to ask Zuckerberg at a meeting in March. One of the聽questions submitted were, “What responsibility does Facebook have to help prevent President Trump in 2017.” It is speculated that Facebook聽could downplay stories and posts related to Trump in its New Feed, potentially putting a damper on his campaign.
“I hear fearful voices calling for building walls and distancing people they label as 鈥榦thers,” Zuckerberg said, never referring to Trump by name. “I hear them calling for blocking free expression, for slowing immigration, for reducing trade, and in some cases, even for cutting access to the internet.”
A聽Facebook spokesperson told, “ Voting is a core value of democracy and we believe that supporting civic participation is an important contribution we can make to the community. We encourage any and all candidates, groups, and voters to use our platform to share their views on the election and debate the issues.”聽
He stated that Facebook as a company is neutral, and has not and will not, use the聽products in a way that attempts to influence how people vote.
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