Tuesday 10 May 2016

Facebook the most important media regulator?

Formal regulation of the press is notoriously weak, with one consequence the overwhelming dominance of right-wing bias in the UK press - reflecting the views and interests of the billionaire owner barons.

Curious then to read of an apparent bias within the Facebook news feed against conservative, right-wing sources. That turns out to be a dubious spin based on one ex-employee.

It does highlight the growing power of FB to shape the media landscape as more and more rely on what pops up in FB for their news sources.

Facebook accused of censoring conservatives, report says http://gu.com/p/4j29x?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Blogger

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