Facebook to demote posts hunting for Likes
- 6 years ago
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA — Facebook said on Monday it's going to start demoting posts that are just fishing for likes.
As Facebook has grown in size, so has the annoyingness of their News Feeds. Users are increasingly getting bombarded with irritating posts that tell people to like, share or comment.
This method is mostly used by brands and companies looking to expand their footprint.
The social media giant has tweaked its algorithms to detect posts that are merely "engagement bait" and says it will show them less in the News Feed.
Facebook said it will have stricter demotions for repeat offenders.
The changes will be put in place over the next few weeks to give publishers some time to come up with other ways to game the system.
The question we are really wondering though is, who still really uses Facebook?
As Facebook has grown in size, so has the annoyingness of their News Feeds. Users are increasingly getting bombarded with irritating posts that tell people to like, share or comment.
This method is mostly used by brands and companies looking to expand their footprint.
The social media giant has tweaked its algorithms to detect posts that are merely "engagement bait" and says it will show them less in the News Feed.
Facebook said it will have stricter demotions for repeat offenders.
The changes will be put in place over the next few weeks to give publishers some time to come up with other ways to game the system.
The question we are really wondering though is, who still really uses Facebook?