White House accepts Facebook’s denial about censoring conservatives

By Susan Crabtree

Published May 10, 2016 6:22pm ET

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White House accepts Facebook’s denial about censoring conservatives — "We were pleased to see the statement from Facebook making pretty clear that this is not something that they engaged in," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. "Obviously you can ask them directly for a better explanation and further questions for what people may be seeing." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

The White House is accepting Facebook’s explanation that it is not suppressing conservative news stories, thus making it harder for them to be seen and shared on Facebook, and said it is “pleased” that Facebook has denied reports to the contrary.

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