With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm. Data shows an apparent change at Facebook in May caused website traffic to tank at some news sites.
When I go to Facebook (not that I ever go there any more) it’s to see what my friends are doing, not to doom scroll through the news as reported by their sometimes questionable sources.
As much as it sucks for publishers, less news would actually would make the platform more usable and more appealing to spend some time with for me.
When I go to Facebook (not that I ever go there any more) it’s to see what my friends are doing, not to doom scroll through the news as reported by their sometimes questionable sources.
As much as it sucks for publishers, less news would actually would make the platform more usable and more appealing to spend some time with for me.