Facebook has officially declared war on clickbait

Facebook has tweaked its New Feed algorithm many, many times in its attempt to keep the posts you see relevant, but the change it’s rolling out today may be the most important one yet: Facebook is vowing to kill clickbait. It’s a potentially huge move, and one that makes journalism better for almost everyone involved. How it works Now Facebook is filtering out clickbait much like Gmail hides spam. It’s detecting specific words, structures, and styles in titles which “intentionally leave out crucial information, forcing people to click to find the answer.” Here are some Facebook-provided samples of titles you…
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