Facebook Begins Rolling Out 'Facebook News' in UK
Social Media Today
JANUARY 25, 2021
Facebook News, Facebook's curated and personalized news tab in the native app, has officially launched in the UK.
Facebook Announces News Feed Algorithm Update to Put More Emphasis on Original Quality News Content
Social Media Today
JUNE 30, 2020
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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Top Five: Research shows that Facebook is successfully tackling fake news
Sherrilynne Starkie
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Top 5 must-know social media news for the week includes stories about a new Messenger, Soundcloud’s Instagram integration, YouTube’s changed engagement metrics, the fight against fake news and Snapchat’s power with youth demographics. Facebook launches Messenger 4. — SS. — SS. — SS.
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Facebook Shares Insight into Content that it Looks to Limit in News Feeds
Social Media Today
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Facebook's Content Distribution Guidelines provide more insight into the types of posts and providers Facebook seeks to limit in News Feeds.
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Facebook Will Launch Facebook News in the UK in January
Social Media Today
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Facebook has announced that its dedicated News tab is coming to users in the UK in January.
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Top Five: The news Facebook tributes tool
Sherrilynne Starkie
APRIL 10, 2019
This week’s top five social media news for marketers and PR pros! Learn about great podcasts, Reddit ads, Snapchat’s new features, Facebook tributes and Twitter’s fight on spammers. Get insight, advice, and new perspectives from top B2B marketing industry leaders by listening to these 20 podcasts.
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Facebook Rolls Out Facebook News to All Users in the US
Social Media Today
JUNE 9, 2020
After first launching it in selected states last year, Facebook is now bringing its new News tab to all US users.
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Facebook Explains How the News Feed Predicts What We Want to See
Social Media Today
JANUARY 27, 2021
Facebook takes us on a tour of the master AI system built to keep us scrolling. Learn how the news feed uses our activity to predict what we want to see and more.
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Facebook Announces May Launch Date for Facebook News in Germany
Social Media Today
MARCH 1, 2021
Facebook has announced the next expansion of its dedicated news tab.
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Facebook Responds to 'Counterproductive' Australian News Content Revenue-Sharing Regulation
Social Media Today
AUGUST 31, 2020
Facebook has responded to the Australian Government's proposed regulatory reform which seeks to make Googe and Facebook pay news publishers for use of their content.
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Meta Threatens to Ban Canadian News Outlets from Facebook Due to New Online News Act
Social Media Today
MARCH 13, 2023
Canada’s proposed Online News Act would force Meta to share profits with local news publishers.
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Facebook Rejects Australian Government's Proposal to Make Facebook and Google Pay News Publishers
Social Media Today
JUNE 15, 2020
Facebook has rebuffed the Australian Government's proposal for a mandatory code that would make Google and Facebook pay for their use of news content.
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Meta Takes Another Step Away From News Content With the Removal of Facebook News in More Regions
Social Media Today
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Meta says that its users no longer engage with news content the way they used to.
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Facebook Tests New Topic Exclusions for Advertisers Within News Feeds
Social Media Today
FEBRUARY 1, 2021
Facebook's testing a new set of ad placement tools to help brands avoid negative association within News Feeds.
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Meta Takes Another Step Away From News Content With the Removal of Facebook News in More Regions
Social Media Today
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
Meta says that its users no longer engage with news content the way they used to.
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Facebook Agrees to Restore Australian News Pages After Amendments to Government Code
Social Media Today
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Facebook will restore Australian news publisher Pages on its platform after the Australian Government added new amendments to its proposed Media Bargaining Code.
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Facebook Will Block News Content in Australia in Response to New Media Bargaining Laws
Social Media Today
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Facebook says that Australian users will now be restricted from sharing news content in response to the Australian Government's new media bargaining laws.
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Facebook News Feed Update: Now What?
Jon Loomer
JANUARY 13, 2018
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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Mindjumpers
AUGUST 28, 2013
Last week, Facebook announced that they are going to update its News Feed to display more “high quality content” that is relevant for the users. Facebook aims to always match content with users so that we don’t miss out on the content that is important to us. Source: News Feed FYI: Showing More High Quality Content.
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Facebook’s fake news battle in Canada
Sherrilynne Starkie
JUNE 29, 2018
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 Flags Changes to News Feed Ranking, With New Tests to Determine What Users Want to See
Social Media Today
APRIL 22, 2021
Facebook has outlined its latest approaches to refine its News Feed algorithm, which could have an impact on your Facebook content planning.
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Facebook News Feed Changes. Stay Calm. Don’t Panic.
yMarketingMatters
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
#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 news today
Sherrilynne Starkie
MAY 28, 2013
Facebook Foxes. Facebook is cracking down on violent, sexist content in response to an open letter issued last week by Women, Action & the Media (WAM). The group demanded that Facebook add gender-based hate speech to its list of forbidden content. ” Remember Facebook Notes? ” Remember Facebook Notes? .
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Understanding Facebook's News Ban in Australia, and What it Means for the Platform Moving Forward
Social Media Today
FEBRUARY 19, 2021
Facebook has taken the drastic step of banning news content in the Australian market. Was that the right move for the platform?
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Facebook Expands Push into Local News Through Expansion of its Bulletin Newsletter Platform
Social Media Today
AUGUST 19, 2021
The expansion could be a key step towards making Facebook the key outlet for local news.
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Meta Will Block All News Stories On Facebook And Instagram In Canada After New Law Demands Payment To Publishers
Forbes Social Media
JUNE 22, 2023
Meta will block news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada over a newly-passed law requiring tech companies to compensate news organizations for posting or linking to their work.
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Facebook Marketers are Already Fumbling News Feed Change
Jon Loomer
JANUARY 21, 2018
It’s been a little over a week since Facebook announced the latest news feed change intended to surface more content from friends and less content from brands. In that time, it’s clear marketers are setting the groundwork for future news feed changes. Facebook will have no choice. Facebook owes you nothing.
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Meta Threatens To Pull News Content From Facebook And Instagram In Canada
Forbes Social Media
MAY 9, 2023
Meta has warned the Canadian government that it will pull news links from Facebook and Instagram if plans go ahead to make social media platforms pay publishers for their content.
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New Research from Facebook Shows Engagement with Local News Providers Booming Amid COVID-19
Social Media Today
MAY 7, 2020
Facebook's CrowdTangle has provided some new insight into how COVID-19 coverage is driving more people to local news providers.
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Social Media Today
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Facebook has this week put the first call out for news organizations in Europe to register their Facebook Pages.
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158 Fake news: Can you tell the difference?
Sherrilynne Starkie
APRIL 13, 2018
The majority of public relations professionals predict that in just five years the average person will not be able to distinguish between news stories and advertising copy, and what’s more, most people won’t even care. Fighting fake news. Clearly the PR profession is really worried about the viability of real news media.
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Facebook Takes First Steps Towards Building a Dedicated, 'Trusted' News Section
Social Media Today
AUGUST 10, 2019
Facebook has approached several news publishers with a proposal for participation in a new, trusted news section within Facebook.
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New Report Shows that Facebook and YouTube Lead the Way as Key Sources of News Content
Social Media Today
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
The latest 'News Consumption Across Social Media' report from Pew Research highlights how Americans use social platforms for news content.
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Facebook Will Fund New Facebook Watch-Exclusive News Programs in Australia
Social Media Today
AUGUST 5, 2019
Facebook has announced a new set of deals with Australian news publishers to fund original, Facebook-exclusive programs.
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Facebook Expands Breaking News Tags, Brings Local News Update Module to More Regions
Social Media Today
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
Facebook has announced the expansion of both its 'Breaking News' tags and its local news update option.
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Facebook News Feed: Website Speed Gets Higher Priority
Jon Loomer
AUGUST 7, 2017
Facebook is constantly tweaking their news feed algorithm. The algorithm helps determine what users see and what they don’t, all in an effort to make the Facebook user experience as engaging and addicting as possible. The latest impact of the algorithm to the Facebook news feed: Website speed.
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The Australian Government Looks to Implement New Laws to Make Google and Facebook Pay News Publishers
Social Media Today
APRIL 19, 2020
The Australian Government is looking to force Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for usage of their content in an effort to assist news publishers struggling due to COVID-19.
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