Facebook`s new test lets you demote annoying posts in your news feed
(Android Central)

It`s meant to give people more control of the type of content they see on the platform. What you need to know Facebook is testing allowing users to minimize the volume of unwanted posts in their news feed. For the time being, the test is only available to a small group of people before it is widely distributed. Brands are also gaining more power to exclude their advertisements from certain topics. Facebook is tweaking its news feed algorithm yet again. On Thursday, the social networking service announced that it is testing new controls that will let you reduce the appearance of unwanted content in your news feed and see more of what you want. For the time being, the test is being rolled out to a small number of users, allowing participants to customize their news feed to see content from specific friends, groups, and pages they like more frequently. Similarly, they can opt to see less unwanted content in their news feed. This isn`t the first time Facebook has altered its news ...