Facebook is willing to open its algorithms to regulators

A top Facebook executive said Sunday that the tech giant is willing to let regulators access its algorithms 'to ensure its algorithms are performing as intended and are not harming users.' Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs, was a guest on CNN's 'State of the Union' where he defended the technology saying, 'people would see more hate speech because these algorithms are designed to work precisely like giant spam filters that identify and deprecate bad content.' Scroll down for videos Speaking with CNN's Dana Bash, Nick Clegg, vice president of global affairs, defended Facebook's algorithms. However, Clegg defended the company's stance, telling CNN he believes Facebook is doing its best to filter out harmful content and has paused the upcoming 'Instagram Kids, which he said 'is part of the solution.' Clegg told Bash on Sunday that he believes Facebook is doing its best to filter out harmful content and has paused the upcoming 'Instagram Kids, which he said 'is part of the solution.'