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Real-time updates from national health authorities and global organisations such as the World Health Organisation, as well as vetted helpful articles, videos and posts about social distancing and preventing the spread of COVID-19 will be on the top of News Feed as seen here (Photo | Facebook Newsroom)

Facebook rolling out updated News Feed with fact-checked coronavirus info pinned on top

The feature will be available today in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, UK and US, and will be expanded to more countries in the coming days

19 Mar 2020 5:13 PM

The feature is currently being tested on iOS and Android. (Photo: ANI)

Twitter tests notifications for responses to interesting tweets

Twitter explained that the new feature provides notifications when there is a new reply to a tweet you are following.

13 Aug 2019 7:33 AM

. Now, Facebook is looking at migrating Instant Games into several stages.

Facebook is removing Instant Games from Messenger

Instant Games originally launched as playable games in the News Feed.

27 Jul 2019 8:00 AM

The engagement with post links will also determine the ranking in the News Feed.

Facebook retweaks News Feed to show relevant content on top

Facebook will also take into account which friends are the closest based on the number of photo tags.

19 May 2019 11:53 AM

After a series of privacy scandals, Facebook needs to regain users’ trust as it prepares to roll out a single messaging service combining Facebook messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. (Photo: AP)

Facebook reveals how it ranks items in the news feed

The feature “Why am I seeing this post?”, being rolled out from Monday, offers some insight into the tens of thousands of inputs.

02 Apr 2019 11:49 AM

It is the first time that Facebook has built information on how ranking works directly into the app. (Photo:AP)

Facebook will finally answer 'Why am I seeing this?' in your news feed

The tool is now being extended to include posts in the feed as well.

02 Apr 2019 10:45 AM

The entire idea behind adding the petition feature is to make the process of supporting a cause, seamless.

Facebook adds petition feature to News Feed

The Community Actions will have its own discussion feed where people can leave comments, create fundraisers, and organise Events.

23 Jan 2019 11:38 AM

The test created two streaming series of posts.

Facebook ends six-country test that split News Feed in two

The social media network decided to end the test and maintain one feed because people did not like the change.

04 Mar 2018 9:56 AM

The offering, called "Featured Topic," is being tested on News Feed.

Facebook tests adding news stories customised to users' interests

Facebook confirmed that the feature was in testing and said it was designed to help people discover stories that might be relevant to them.

18 Aug 2017 8:50 AM

If signals indicate the webpage will load quickly, the link to that webpage might appear higher in your feed.

Facebook to show you faster loading webpages

FB will analyse the estimated load time of a webpage from any link in News Feed on the mobile.

03 Aug 2017 11:13 AM

Google recently confirmed that the firm is currently testing the said functionality.

Google to follow Facebook’s steps; may add autoplay video option

The clips will automatically start playing when your results load.

26 Jul 2017 10:23 AM

Facebook's latest move targets gamers

The social network Facebook is expanding its "Live" functionality with new video streaming options.

26 Mar 2017 9:25 AM

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