Facebook opened an investigation after being accused of manipulating the news on the social network – LaCapital.com.ar

The creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, said commence an investigation into allegations of censorship in the social network

the creator of the social network made the announcement one day after documents they were known show that there is human intervention in the selection of news showing Facebook, according to the British newspaper the Guardian, who agreed to documents of use internal company.

Gizmodo up the hornet’s nest earlier in the week quoting former anonymous contractors Facebook who claimed that the network was manipulating section popular news. the documents show that no is only an algorithm which ranks the news but a small publishing house, working all day in shifts, intervenes in the list.

As an example of manipulation, Gizmodo said that workers Facebook prevented topics former Republican candidate for the White House Mitt Romney and other conservative politicians apareciesen in the section most popular news.

Zuckerberg said he takes “very seriously “these recriminations. “We have not found any evidence that this is true. If we find something that goes against our principles, you have my commitment that we will take additional steps to address it,” he wrote in his profile on the social network. “Our commitment is to create a platform where they have room for all ideas. The trends section is designed to highlight the popular Facebook news conversations. We have very strict orders not to allow a view is prioritized over another or deletion of certain political perspectives, “Zuckerberg wrote.

the creator of the social network said that in the coming weeks will invite conservative leaders and people from across the political spectrum to meet their views. “I want to have a direct conversation about what it means Facebook and how we ensure that our platform remains as open as possible,” he said.

“This affects the core of all that is Facebook and everything I want it to be. Every tool we build is designed to give voice to more people and to unite our community global. While I am the head of this company, this will always be our mission, “he said.