Facebook announces changes to News Feed rankings
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`Original reporting plays an important role in informing people around the world` What you need to know Facebook has announced changes to the way it shows news. It is going to prioritize original reporting and stories with transparent authorship. The changes will only apply to news content. Facebook has today announced changes to the way it shows news on user feeds, stating that going forward it will prioritize original reporting and stories with transparent authorship going forward. In a new blog post the company stated: Today, we`re updating the way news stories are ranked in News Feed to prioritize original reporting and stories with transparent authorship. These signals are based on user research and were built with feedback from news publishers and academic experts. They will only apply to news content. Facebook says that news is important in informing people around the world and that it wants to ensure that it is prioritized on Facebook. Facebook says: We will ...