This new report highlighted that in 2018, Facebook implemented a change to its News Feed algorithm that gave more weight to “meaningful social interactions” (MSI), particularly shares and ...

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Unlike Facebook and Instagram, the encrypted messaging app doesn't collect very much data on its users. The new algorithm won't change that, as the information it needs to make its determinations ...

Facebook traffic appears to be a growing chunk of social referral traffic again at three-quarters of the world’s biggest news ...

"But we also know that changing the algorithm for even a ... No silver bullet' Facebook's algorithm, which uses machine-learning to decide which posts rise to the top of users' feeds based on ...

Facebook's algorithm changes have affected real-life media organizations over the last few years. On Sunday night's episode of "Succession," those changes impacted a fictional media company ...

When it comes to your News Feed, Facebook knows best. That's the message the social network has been broadcasting pretty much since it introduced the first version of its News Feed algorithm in 2011.

Feeling overwhelmed by doomscrolling? What you feed your brain matters. Change what you click on to retrain your mind, shift ...

Users on X characterized the algorithm change as a form of censorship and questioned Musk over who would have a right to ...

Meta is cracking down on spammy Facebook posts with misleading captions and excessive hashtags. No more reach or pay for ...

Similarweb data estimating Facebook’s share of total social referral traffic in March 2024 versus 2025 appears to confirm the change in strategy is having a positive effect on many of the ...