It’s Not “News Feed”, It’s Only “Feed” Now- Announces Meta

Meta stated that the “Information Feed” identify made folks assume it was a platform for information tales, so now will probably be solely “Feed”

Meta has introduced that it’s altering the identify of Fb’s Information Feed to ‘higher replicate the various content material folks see’. As reported, this transformation is completed primarily due to the confusion created by the time period “Information Feed”. The “information” label has led some to imagine that there are solely information tales within the mainstream, however not essentially posts by pals. 

It’ll now be recognized merely as ‘Feed’, a slightly modest change that a number of customers and commentators have poked enjoyable at, with some suggesting that the social media large is making an attempt to shake off its popularity as a hub of misinformation. 

The identify change might additionally assist clear up potential confusion inside the app. Over a decade and a half in the past, when the Information Feed was launched, Fb didn’t even have a Information tab that customers might combine it up with. In a memo to staff, Meta stated the “Information Feed” identify made folks assume it was a spot for information tales as a substitute of posts from pals.

Information Feed, now often called Feed, is the primary interface on Meta that lets customers scroll by means of quite a few posts shared by their household and pals, together with pictures, movies, and textual content posts. Reportedly, the identify change is to higher replicate the various content material folks see on their feeds and won’t impression the app expertise any greater than its meant objective. 

Meta stated that the Information Feed identify made folks assume it was a platform for information tales as a substitute of posts from household and pals. Therefore, the identify change appears to offer customers a greater concept about what kind of content material the app serves.

Moreover, Meta has stated that it’s engaged on limiting the quantity of political content material on customers’ homepages. It may be deduced that the identify change will assist clear the air round controversies and misinformation about political points often unfold on the platform.