Facebook Credibility at Stake as Conservatives Convene Over Bias

  • CEO Zuckerberg asks for input on staying ‘as open as possible’
  • Attendees seek transparency on trending news methods

Zuckerberg to Meet With Conservatives on Bias Claims

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Conservatives are meeting with Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday to voice their concerns about potential liberal bias.

The social network, which has 1.65 billion users worldwide, is responding to an anonymously sourced report in Gizmodo last week alleging that its team of human editors leaned toward liberal sources in selecting stories for the trending news topics feature.