New German minister to challenge Google and Facebook’s presentation of news

Germany’s incoming minister with responsibility for digital policy says she will push social media giants to make users’ information feeds more diverse and timely to avoid creating “echo chambers” for the like-minded.

Companies such as Facebook have come under pressure from regulators around the world as evidence has emerged of how the recirculation of a particular selection of news and views on their platforms can narrow perceptions of the world and voter behavior.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-germany-digital/new-german-minister-to-challenge-google-and-facebooks-presentation-of-news-idUKKCN1GL2ZG
https://in.reuters.com/article/germany-digital/new-german-minister-to-challenge-google-and-facebooks-presentation-of-news-idINKCN1GL2ZE

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