# Why is it Congress' Business Whether Facebook Discriminates?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-congress-business-whether-facebook-discriminates/754716>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 13, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-congress-business-whether-facebook-discriminates/754716 "2016-05-13T21:29:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-congress-business-whether-facebook-discriminates/754716/41 "2016-05-17T04:03:29Z")

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> Lots of media outlets send news feeds to Facebook. And the stuff in question is what is trending. I’m not on it, but my impression is that each user can set up a newsfeed, and that is not affected at all.

I just see posts from friends. They post pictures of their dogs and kids and make up lies about how perfect their lives are. But hey, since it’s apparently important to regulate bathroom use I guess it’s important to regulate Facebook use as well. Soon we’ll have regulations about what we do at home. No clipping your toenails in the kitchen!

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**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-congress-business-whether-facebook-discriminates/754716/42 "2016-05-17T19:59:05Z")

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I’ve never understood why congress decided it needed to investigate doping in major league baseball. What can I say. Congress be crazy. That’s why we need to stop giving them so much power.

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