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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by gdulli on Thursday November 10, 2016 @02:27PM (#12923395)
Everyone should be responsible for the curation of their own timeline. I barely use Facebook but hate the idea that I didn't get a straight chronological feed.

I was a huge fan of Twitter but was driven away when they followed suit. My reasons had more to do with my own preference of how I enjoy using the service, but having algorithms manipulate the information I see so as to maximize engagement metrics is even more troubling.

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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by lotharbot on Thursday November 10, 2016 @04:54PM (#12924793)
There is a "chronological" option on facebook.
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Re:Facebook admits it must do more to stop the spread of mis... by gdulli on Thursday November 10, 2016 @06:06PM (#12925439)
It's illusory. They may or may not, based on their algorithms, bump something old to the top of your feed after it gets a like or a new comment. They call it "most recent" and they can define "recent" the way they want to.
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