Social Media Sunday: Zuckerberg Talks Trending Topics, Messenger Accused of Privacy Violations, and Twitter May Free Up the Character Limit (a bit)

This week in social media, Facebook tried to reassure conservatives, Reddit introduced post embedding, and Twitter may stop counting photos and links against its character limit.

Trending Topics Controversy: Facebook's CEO Zuckerberg Sits Down With Conservative Pundits

By Robert Schoon
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a meeting with top conservative commentators and media luminaries on Wednesday, seeking to allay fears, and defuse charges, of Trending Topics workers suppressing conservative news stories on his worldwide media platform.

The Facebook Effect: Controversy Over Conservative News in Trending Topics Points to Broader Issues

By Robert Schoon
Is Facebook suppressing how much content appears from conservative news outlets? Either way, the controversy points to larger concerns over Facebook's power in media.
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