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The Latest Facebook News Feed Rumour Is So Dumb I Pray It’s True
Compared to other apps, Facebook can seem downright antiquated. One blogger described it recently as “a dopey website that sucks to use and look at.” Facebook seems to be aware of this problem, and is now reportedly testing an interface tweak that’s so aggressively dumb I sincerely hope they go for it.
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Facebook Ditches ‘Disputed’ News Tag After It Totally Backfired
In the wake of the 2016 US presidential election, the way Facebook and other sites helped amplify fake news was found to have had a profound impact on how people reacted to current events. So earlier this year, Facebook implemented a new system to mark inaccurate stories with a “disputed” tag to help alert readers…
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‘They Treated Us Like Garbage’: Former Trending News Writer Slams Facebook
On Tuesday, a woman identifying herself as a former writer for Facebook’s trending section took to Twitter to criticise the social media giant, saying the solution to the site’s current fake news problem is the editorial team it fired with “no grace, no notice, no care” earlier this year.
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How To Control Your Facebook News Feed
You can’t complain about Facebook News Feed serving you up stuff you’re not interested in if you haven’t taken the time to customise all of the options and tweaks available. There are more than you might think. From prioritising the friends you like the most to controlling the sponsored links you see, here’s how to…