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Re:Facebook’s algorithm isn’t surfacing one-third of Chicago... by derwiki on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @10:57AM (#14148151)
If it is a complete machine-learning backed algorithm (I have no idea if it is), it could learn that if you find a time sensitive post after the deadline, it gives you FOMO and you start checking FB more frequently. That is, the algorithm is optimizing for engagement.
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