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How Facebook's feed algorithm works: for the first time, the app shows you

The algorithm determines which posts and ads you see, and which are given more prominence, and has often been a source of frustration for users.

It’s just information you can’t directly tailor your newsfeed from there but you do get links to the existing controls, which let you unfollow a person, page or group, as well as decide whose posts you see first.

The social network is also improving the related tool for ads, to reveal when an advertiser uploaded your contact details.

This is a Facebook feature in which allows companies to upload their customer databases and have Facebook match them to the contact data it holds on you.

Sharing how Facebook’s feed algorithm works is just the latest example of the company seeking to tackle some of its problems. It last week banned white nationalism from the platform; started exploring ways to restrict who can broadcast live video; and CEO Mark Zuckerberg supported Apple’s calls for GDPR-like privacy regulation in the US.

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