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Re:Facebook changes algorithm to boost original reporting by r721 on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @12:20PM (#23691673)
>In conjunction with those changes, Facebook will also begin to down-rank news in its algorithm that doesn't have bylines, or present information about the company's editorial staff on the publishers' website.

Will they down-rank The Economist, I wonder? :)

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Re:Facebook changes algorithm to boost original reporting by mc32 on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @12:43PM (#23691944)
I imagine they can whitelist known trustworthy entities that follow some modicum of rules.
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