Shocker! Facebook Changes Its Algorithm to Avoid ‘Clickbait’

Marlene Breverman stashed this in Facebook Innards

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/technology/facebook-moves-to-push-clickbait-lower-in-the-news-feed.html

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Marlene Breverman
12:06 PM Aug 04 2016

They couldn't have done this five years ago?

Why now?

<p>They couldn't have done this five years ago?</p> <p>Why now?</p>

Adam Rifkin
3:46 PM Aug 04 2016