One year in, Facebook’s big algorithm change has spurred an angry, Fox News-dominated — and very engaged! — News Feed
One year after Facbook's algorithm change, a report by NiemanLab shows that the change has led to the spread of split and emotionally charged content even faster. The key to this is a change that rewards "commitment", i.e. likes, shares and comments. The big beneficiary of the changes is the conservative channel Fox News, whose content on Facebook is more "engaging" than any other English-language news site. However, other factors can also play a role here, such as the fact that more older people are active on Facebook.
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In a farewell note after his departure from Facebook was announced yesterday, chief product officer Chris Cox said that “social media’s history is not yet written, and its effects are not neutral.” These lists would seem to back the idea Facebook’s effects are indeed not neutral.
http://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/one-year-in-facebooks-big-algorithm-change-has-spurred-an-angry-fox-news-dominated-and-very-engaged-news-feed
The full report (Publishing on Facebook in 2019) is available for download here:
http://go.newswhip.com/rs/647-QQK-704/images/Facebook%20Publishing%202019_Final.pdf
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One year after Facbook's algorithm change, a report by NiemanLab shows that the change has led to the spread of split and emotionally charged content even faster. The key to this is a change that rewards "commitment", i.e. likes, shares and comments. The big beneficiary of the changes is the conservative channel Fox News, whose content on Facebook is more "engaging" than any other English-language news site. However, other factors can also play a role here, such as the fact that more older people are active on Facebook.
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In a farewell note after his departure from Facebook was announced yesterday, chief product officer Chris Cox said that “social media’s history is not yet written, and its effects are not neutral.” These lists would seem to back the idea Facebook’s effects are indeed not neutral.
http://www.niemanlab.org/2019/03/one-year-in-facebooks-big-algorithm-change-has-spurred-an-angry-fox-news-dominated-and-very-engaged-news-feed
The full report (Publishing on Facebook in 2019) is available for download here:
http://go.newswhip.com/rs/647-QQK-704/images/Facebook%20Publishing%202019_Final.pdf
#DeleteFacebook #algorithm #NewsFeed #FoxNews #why
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