LittleThings Shuts Down, a Casualty of Facebook News Feed Change

Posted Wednesday, February 28, 2018 10:30 am

Lucia Moses | Digiday

Facebook’s recent algorithm change has claimed a casualty. LittleThings, a 4-year-old site that scaled an audience by sharing feel-good stories and videos on Facebook, shut down today, putting 100 out of work, after Facebook decided it wanted more user posts and less publisher content in its news feed.

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LittleThings Shuts Down, a Casualty of Facebook News Feed Change

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