Many habitual Facebook users actually have a shortage of content, according to Mosseri.
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You also have the option of unfollowing people and Pages to hide their posts without unfriending or unliking them completely. Users can choose not to star any of their friends or Pages, in which case the News Feed algorithm won’t be affected.
After years of suggesting who we should add as friends, Facebook is finally helping us to cull and coordinate who appears in our News Feeds. Keep scrolling down to see the rest of the News Feed as usual.
Combined, these tools give you an unprecedented level of control over your Facebook experience and can combat some of the mistakes and quirks of Facebook’s News Feed algorithms.
If you’re a parent, you probably want to see everything your son or daughter posts. Additionally, the preferences will also surface recommendations for new pages to follow.
The redesigned News Feed Preference controls allows users to prioritize stories so they don’t miss a post from a particular friend – like a family member, or Page – like their favorite TV show, that they care about.
Starting with its iOS app, with web and other platforms coming next, you can prioritize what you see in your News Feed.
Those who don’t make changes in the new preferences won’t see changes to their feed, though Marra said the company is always monitoring feedback from users about how to make their feeds better, through testing and surveys. In November, the company gave users the ability to edit news from a person or page.
Meanwhile, See First creates a new holy grail for marketers looking to boost their Page’s audience amongst declining reach. You can come back at any time to update your choices.
Making a list of your top friends may seem very MySpace circa 2006, but it’s in response to a current phenomena. You can do that with anyone else, too, by accessing a list of the top people, pages, and groups you’ve seen over the last week and hacking away.
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The video below shows you how this simple interface will work, but basically you get screens with your friends or recently unfollowed foes that can be quick tapped for multiple selections. Which is great, because what it ends up showing us is always a constant mystery.
