Facebook is embroiled in controversy this week challenging its political neutrality. The social network espouses to be a level playing field for political debate, but Gizmodo reported earlier this week that anonymous former contractors claim Facebook stifles conservative topics from appearing in the “Trending” news section. Whether the allegations are legitimate or not, the issue is a challenge for Facebook and other sites that depend on algorithms to monitor trending topics.

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