Even though Facebook reportedly tweaked its algorithm in the spring of last year, the same high-performing right-leaning pages from 2020 were still among the top pages in 2021. So far this year ...

A big 2018 algorithm change was designed to encourage positive interaction with friends and family. Company documents show how it had the opposite effect, rewarding outrage and sensationalism. CEO ...

Meta is ramping up efforts to rid Facebook of spammy content, the company announced on Thursday. It’s cracking down on accounts that try to “game” the Facebook algorithm with lengthy posts and ...

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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 ...

Facebook is switching up its algorithm in its ongoing battle to rid the social network of fake news. The company announced a change Tuesday that would boost posts "that people consider genuine and ...

After the election, the platform had reportedly decided to elevate established news outlets and reduce visibility of right and left-leaning pages. It didn't work. Right-wing media mocked and ...

A team of statistical researchers at Meta, owner of Facebook, working with colleagues from the University of Hong Kong and Harvard University, has applied a specially designed algorithm to analyze ...

It’s cracking down on accounts that try to “game” the Facebook algorithm with lengthy posts and numerous hashtags. The platform is also taking action against accounts that create posts with ...