To Fight Clickbait, Facebook’s Feed Prioritizes What Surveys Say

 Until now, Facebook ranked stories in News Feed with an emphasis on what you click, Like, comment, and share. But thanks to insights from new qualitative surveys where users gave each feed story one to five stars, Facebook is now leaning heavily on a second signal — what you want to see. That could reduce the visibility of stories with sensational headlines, or that overtly beckon you… Read More