This is an area where Facebook could have better capitalized on its Trends feature, had it not fired its news editors and left figuring out what news matters to its algorithms.
Earlier this week, YouTube announced it would begin showcasing new talent on a weekly basis on its Trending section, while last year it rolled out a new Creator Hub, benefits program, improved support, and others tools, and launched a social network of sorts with YouTube Community. .
When asked about Facebook firing its team of description-writing curators, and the impact on its Trending Topics product, Mosseri said "I think it's better".
Zuckerberg invited the group after the tech blog Gizmodo claimed that Facebook downplays conservative news subjects on its trending feature.
In a Facebook post afterward, Zuckerberg did not directly respond to allegations that Facebook employees suppressed conservative stories on its "trending topics" feature.
The findings from an online poll come as a debate rages in the US over allegations that Facebook staff working on its trending articles feature censored rightwing news.
In May, the company had to grapple with reports that some editors working on its "Trending Topics" section — a portion of the site in which Facebook displays some of the most-talked-about stories on the network — were suppressing conservative political content.
In this paper, we analyze the phenomenon in entire U.S. industries, focusing on its trends and patterns.
To that end, it built a special sports chatter feature called Stadium, has focused on Facebook Live for citizen journalism, and has iterated on its Trending Topics feature.
