How reassuring.
Facebook announced Friday it wouldn't use its algorithms to influence voting in the presidential election this November.
"We as a company are neutral -- we have not and will not use our products in a way that attempts to influence how people vote," said a Facebook spokesman in a statement.
The statement came in the wake of reports that Facebook employees created an inteal poll to ask each other whether they should use their platform to stop Republican front-runner Donald Trump from getting elected.
The company's ability to manipulate what users see on Facebook has come under fire in the past, after it was revealed that researchers had altered the posts in users' feeds and tested whether the changes influenced the tone of those users' posts.
But even though Facebook has the ability to toy with users, it clarified Friday that voting is too sacred a civic institution to try to influence. Also, it would like politicians to keep using its site.
"Voting is a core value of democracy and we believe that supporting civic participation is an important contribution we can make to the community," the company's spokesman said in his statement. "We encourage any and all candidates, groups, and voters to use our platform to share their views on the election and debate the issues."
en apple news...
ما را در سایت en apple news دنبال میکنید
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