https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/08/chris-hughes-facebook-negative/ >“Facebook has played at times a negative role in the political discourse”, according to Facebook co-founder and Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard roommate Chris Hughes. “The algorithms are not neutral” he said today at a Bloomberg Beta event promoting his new book Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality And How We Learn. Mentioning “the filter bubbles” and “the Russia stuff”, Hughes says “The first step is recognizing the responsibility that the platform has”. >TechCrunch’s Katie Roof asked Hughes his opinion of Facebook’s influence on politics and well-being. Hughes noted that “Facebook has all kinds of effects on the world” including had positive impacts citing his ability to share photos of his baby with his family. He believes Facebook is wising up after election interference and fake news plagued the 2016 U.S. presidential election, saying “Facebook is finally coming to recognize the responsibility that they have to shape public discourse”.