Facebook to offer political bias training to staff

Facebook staff will be offered ‘political bias’ training following reports earlier this year that conservative news was being buried on the site’s trending section.

The announcement came during a talk at the conservative American Enterprise Institute by Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg – CNBC reports.

She said that while an investigation revealed no systematic bias within the company, it was still an important issue to address.

"We think a lot about diversity at Facebook," Sandberg said at the talk.