Political parties told Facebook its News Feed pushed them into ‘more extreme positions’

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Facebook reportedly fielded complaints from political parties saying a major News Feed change pushed them toward negative, polarizing posts. On Wednesday, Sept. 15, The Wall Street Journal posted leaked reports from Facebook after it boosted “meaningful social interactions” on the platform. While Facebook framed the move as helping friends connect, internal reports said it had “unhealthy side effects on important slices of public content, such as politics and news,” calling these effects an “increasing liability."

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