Facebook is trying to give users a richer feed that is more tailored to its users. You want them to have all the information of your closest contacts out there that actually matters to you.
With so many tools and so much control available in the feed, Facebook wants to offer more to users of the largest social network on the Internet. Soon it will be possible to choose what you want to see more or less, which will give this part more intelligence.
More tools to customize your feed
The Facebook feed has been adapting to users over the years. This is the point many turn to to see major updates of their contacts, browsing in an almost endless way what is out there and available for consumption.
Great newsletter What appears now are the "Show More" and "Show Less" buttons, which will start appearing below your friend's posts. Users will therefore be able to control this recommended content in a more direct way, thus being fed with what really interests the users.
Today, we're announcing new ways to customize what you see in your Facebook feed so you can discover what's most relevant to you.
You can select "Show more" or "Show less" on posts from people, the communities you connect with, and posts that Facebook recommends to you. pic.twitter.com/7cDk3y2PVD
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Facebook also gives control over posts
By choosing one of these options, the user will temporarily increase or decrease the rating of similar content. This way, you can create a feed that is more modified for the content they really want to see so they spend more time on the platform. This is a smart measure from Facebook to attract users.
These new controls will feed directly into the Meta AI system, which will learn from and recognize the user in a more integrated way. They will be shown periodically in feed posts and you will soon be able to choose to access them from the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
Meta wants to attract more users
In addition, Meta and Facebook continue to explore ways to help users customize the amount of content they see in friends and family feeds, groups, Pages, and public people associated with them. These tools, as well as Favorites, Snooze, and Reconnect, can be found in your feed preferences.
Meta explained that the Facebook feed is changing rapidly in the era of TikTok dominance. Reliance on this new social network comes from its powerful recommendation algorithm that keeps people entertained and constantly browsing the flow of recommended posts.
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