Hate speech & trolling! How social media is pitching us against one another

Algorithms used by Google and others aren't left or right, but they do have a "downward" bias

Donald Trump's claim that Google's search engine is biased against conservatives would be more interesting if it didn't rest on the crazy view that most mainstream outlets such as the Associated Press, Reuters, sports channel ESPN or Business Insider are hotbeds of radicalized left-wing politics. Still, Republicans will generate plenty of hot air over the matter even if Google is not present during Congressional hearings Wednesday on how tech companies manage data flows.

Unfortunately, the hearings – to include representatives from Facebook and Twitter – almost certainly won't examine a much more important issue, which is how the business model