Facebook Now Battles Clickbait On a Post-by-Post Basis (engadget.com) 45
Facebook is taking further steps to decrease the reach and prevalence of clickbait headlines on its social network. Facebook says it will target clickbait on an individual post level and not just by analyzing the bulk posts of a page. It will also look at two distinct signals: whether a headline "withholds information or if it exaggerates information separately." From a report: This should "more precisely" downplay the number of misleading stories cluttering your timeline, the social network says. Moreover, it's promising a more exacting approach when it looks at individual headlines. Until now, Facebook examined clickbait titles in a holistic way: it looked for both the exaggerated language ("you have to see this!") and deliberate attempts to withhold info ("eat this every day").
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From an ocean of piss
In this case, it's worth putting emphasis on the ocean of piss being, using Roman terms, not a cloaca (sewerage) but an ammonia factory. Ie, it's not waste that they're trying to get rid of, but the very way they earn money.
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The problem is, who decided what is piss?
Third world contractors?
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Today, we learned that neither of you understand the difference between fake news and clickbait. I've noticed in general that people who are against measures to verify 'news' have a motivation for it that's not necessarily wholesome. But I'm sure that's not you.
Clickbait has a pretty simple definition. If you don't know what it is, that's on you. Enjoy learning about your weird tricks.
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Facebook now battles... (Score:5, Funny)
Thank you for starting the title with "Facebook", so I know I can skip the whole thing.
I have an even better idea (Score:4, Insightful)
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Wait what? I've *never* seen that. I've seen plenty that flash up the article and while reading it take it over with frigging adverts, or ones that are unreadable because of the shit they plaster on the screen, but I've never seen anything asking you to share something before you even can read it.
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Pay with a Tweet (Score:2)
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getting these out of the way... (Score:5, Funny)
You Wont Believe what Facebook is Doing to Stop Clickbait.
Facebook Stops Clickbait with this One Weird Trick (of actually reading posts).
Facebook Fights Clickbait Headlines -- Marketers Hate Them!
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10 ways the Facebooks is fighting clickbait articles. #17 will SHOCK you!!!
What a Load of BS (Score:2)
Facebook is specifically pushing clickbait in it's trending articles. Hypocrites, all of them!
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It's censorship in the same way that slashdot moderation is censorship. The intent may be rank good content higher than inferior content, but it can be abused by the rankers to further their personal agendas.
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lol. Your definition of censorship is so broad as to be meaningless. I bet you think clearing a shitty skidmark off a toilet is censorship. (By the way I'm white male, and dickheads like you are full of shit, crying oppression. Mind you, I'm not christian, because I'm not a gullible prick).
Oh, and this is about clickbait, dumbass.
Are they serious? (Score:2)
Clickbait headlines should be trivially easy to recognize. If Facebook is serious about filtering them, it should immediately be obvious to Facebook users when they turn the filters on.
Has anyone actually seen a change or is this just PR bullshit?
Remove clickbait with this one easy trick! (Score:3)
News Flash !!!! (Score:2)
As for "holding back information", FakeBook is one of the best at keeping information off the Internet. Without an account they don't let you see much of anything. But then, I don't want my logical mind polluted with all the fake news stories my family keeps sending me from there. FakeBook would do well to stop blocking "BS Detector" browser plugins, and instead embrace it and make it mandatory.
How about filter out ads by Taboola and Outbrain? (Score:3)
That would be a good start wouldn't you think?
Conflict of interest (Score:2)
With Facebook being a major supporter of net neutrality and not letting corporations pick winners and losers, rather creating laws that give the public that choice, doesn't this whole thing seem a bit hypocritical?
Just saying...
Re: Conflict of interest (Score:1)
This is a shit filter. Shit filters are not remotely contrary to net neutrality.
Good for facebook... (Score:3)
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How Facebook makes money (Score:2)
Facebook is clickbait. By definition, since that's how they make money.
...laura
I can't believe this weird trick actually works! (Score:2)