Facebook said Monday it would make changes in their social network to ensure political objectivity of the list of leading publications, despite an internal investigation revealed that the role presented no selection bias.
"Our research revealed no evidence of a systematic political bias in the selection or pre-eminence of the publications listed in the top stories function," said Colin Stretch, general counsel for Facebook in a letter responding to a question from Sen. John Thune that integrates Trade Commission.
"Our analysis indicated that inclusion rates of conservatives and liberals on the outstanding issues were virtually identical stories," said Stretch.
In addition to the survey results, the company announced "several changes" in the functioning of their review teams.
The staff will be subjected to more controls and supervision, to "minimize the risk" of bias in cases to do a human trial.
"We want people to be sure that our community includes all points of view," said Stretch.