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Facebook Adds New COVID-19 Information Panel to the Top of All User News Feeds

Social Media Today

Facebook is adding a new COVID-19 information panel to the top of all user News Feeds, while it's also making Facebook Workplace available for free to government agencies and emergency services.

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Facebook Announces News Feed Algorithm Update to Put More Emphasis on Original Quality News Content

Social Media Today

Facebook has announced a new News Feed algorithm update to help boost original news reporting, and improve the flow of quality information through its network.

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Facebook Launches Voting Information Center as it Looks to Encourage 4 Million More Americans to Vote

Social Media Today

Facebook has officially launched its new Voting Information Center, which will appear in user News Feeds in the US and provide official updates on how people can participate in the upcoming poll.

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Facebook’s fake news battle in Canada

Sherrilynne Starkie

Facebook Canada has launched a new fact-checking program aimed at helping combat fake news from spreading. . The initiative is a collaboration with Agence France-Presse (AFP) whose Canada-based fact-checkers will review news stories on Facebook in English and French and rate their accuracy. Fact-checking stories.

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Facebook News Feed Update: Now What?

Jon Loomer

You’ve undoubtedly heard by now about the big Facebook news feed update that was announced recently. The news feed is sorted and customized based on a ranking system. Facebook wants you to see more stuff from people. When I wrote my post about this on Friday and shared it to Facebook, guess what happened?

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Facebook News Feed Changes. Stay Calm. Don’t Panic.

yMarketingMatters

#Facebook News Feed Changes. 7 tips to improve your chances of your followers seeing your posts [link] Click To Tweet Now that it’s been over three weeks since the announcements from Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s News Feed algorithm changes, I hope everyone has calmed down a little. Don't Panic. Recommended.

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Facebook Watchbait: Misleading and Sensational Videos Will Be Down-Ranked

Jon Loomer

Facebook has announced that videos using “watchbait” will be penalized and receive less news feed distribution. “Watchbait” is a made-up word to describe shady tactics used by marketers to game the news feed algorithm — and user engagement — with videos. Even posts recommended by Facebook.

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