Facebook may be insisting that its news curators are not suppressing right-wing stories, but a senior executive is willing to admit that Silicon Valley as a whole is rather left-leaning. Alex Schultz, vice president of growth at the social network, says: "There is definitely a left-wing bias to any company based in San Francisco". He made the comments at a LGBT discrimination conference, joking that "a Republican may be the most at-risk diversity at Facebook". It may not come as the biggest surprise in the world to hear that Silicon Valley is rather more liberal than other areas and sectors,… [Continue Reading]