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Facebook rethinks the feed

How will the company's new "discovery engine" change content moderation — and news consumption?

Casey Newton
May 4, 2022
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Illustration of the Facebook 'f' logo against a blue backdrop. (Deeksha Pahariya / Unsplash)
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Today, let’s talk about a classic conflict over content moderation on Facebook, a big shift in the company’s philosophy on the feed, and what those things combined mean for the company — and for publishers.

First, the conflict. Russia has mounted an awful, unjust war against Ukraine, and Meta has struggled to moderate the flo…

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