Zuckerberg’s conservative battle: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire

Mark Zuckerberg and his massive social-media site Facebook have come under strong criticism for allegedly suppressing stories of interest for conservative readers from its influential "trending" news section. Facebook has roughly 1.6 billion users worldwide, 167 million of whom are in the United States. Its "trending" section is therefore a powerful political influence. Zuckerberg has denied the charges, and he will meet Wednesday with a handful of conservatives to discuss allegations that Face

Mark Zuckerberg and his massive social-media site Facebook have come under strong criticism for allegedly suppressing stories of interest for conservative readers from its influential "trending" news section. Facebook has roughly 1.6 billion users worldwide, 167 million of whom are in the United States. Its "trending" section is therefore a powerful political influence. Zuckerberg has denied the charges, and he will meet Wednesday with a handful of conservatives to discuss allegations that Face…