Facebook won't say if its algorithms boosted Trump's violent rhetoric

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Facebook won't say if its algorithms boosted Trump's violent rhetoric

Contributing to the deadly siege on the Capitol in January.

Facebook's oversight board said that the company did not answer questions about whether its algorithms amplified inflammatory posts by then-US President Donald Trump and contributed to the deadly siege on the Capitol in January. The board recommended that Facebook review how it might have ...

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