Facebook moving non-promoted posts out of news feed in trial
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#35TZY)
New system could destroy smaller publishers if implemented, after journalists report drop in organic reach - but users will still see their friends' posts
Facebook is testing a major change that would shift non-promoted posts out of its news feed, a move that could be catastrophic for publishers relying on the social network for their audience.
A new system being trialled in six countries including Slovakia, Serbia and Sri Lanka sees almost all non-promoted posts shifted over to a secondary feed, leaving the main feed focused entirely on original content from friends, and adverts.
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