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Re:Facebook Tweaks Its 'Trending Topics' Algorithm to Better... by EekSnakePond on Thursday January 26, 2017 @07:52PM (#13496843)
This is being done to create unified narratives across spaces for future political goals as a way to nullify the narratives of those who rely on personalized ads.

Bet you dollars to donuts those regions will look eerily similar to known voting districts.

Re:Facebook Tweaks Its 'Trending Topics' Algorithm to Better... by facetube on Friday January 27, 2017 @10:01AM (#13500146)
They do. And a company called Cambridge Analytica helped the Trump campaign exploit these clusters.

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/12/the-british-data-cruncher...