As the meta blog points out, updates to the Facebook Feed will really make the feed more interesting and personal. Specifically, people will be able to choose “Show more” or “Show less” under each post on the social network.

Therefore, feed algorithms will allow such feedback to be used to select content that is of interest to the user. Then, based on this information, the social network will recommend certain posts to you.

“Show more” and “Show less” buttons at the bottom of posts / Photo Meta

How does it work

Each post has a unique rating. By clicking “Show more”, the user will temporarily increase this rating and the rating of similar content. The platform temporarily reduces the “value” of the content by clicking the “Show less” option. The rating determines exactly what the user sees in the output. As reported on Meta, this will make it possible to make the artificial intelligence systems of the social network smarter and more responsible.

Initially, users will occasionally see radio buttons directly in their own view. Facebook plans to make the feature more common. In either case, you can make the appropriate selection at any time by clicking on the accompanying three-dot menu.

Related options are available in the three-dot menu for each post/Photo Meta.

In addition, the company will in principle make it possible for users to choose what type of content they want to see in their feed. For example, you can now choose to show more posts from friends or family members and fewer posts from groups.

Why did they do it?

The changes came to Facebook after social network Instagram, owned by the same Meta, came under criticism for showing too many “recommended” posts.

Users have already started to get the opportunity to use the innovations in the Facebook version.