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butthurt [soylentnews.org] writes:

from the the-future-of-journalism.-dept.

Tech Times reports [techtimes.com] (alternate link) [archive.org] that Facebook has sacked the editors responsible for the site's "Trending Topics." According to the Facebook blog, [fb.com] the section is to be produced by "[a] more algorithmically driven process."

alternate coverage:

• Engadget [engadget.com]
• Recode [recode.net]
• veooz.com [veooz.com]

related stories:
Facebook is Keeping its Employees' Politics in Check With Bias Training [soylentnews.org]
US Senate Launches Inquiry Over Facebook's Alleged Political Bias in Trending News List [soylentnews.org]

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