![]() ![]() "With this update, we will also prioritize posts that spark conversations and meaningful interactions between people. Facebook did switch its algorithm this year, but the change actually allowed more of your friends show up in your newsfeed at the expense of pages you follow. Some posts, the Snopes notes, Facebook limits your feed 26 people, while say 25. Newsweek reached out to Facebook for comment on the spam posts, but Facebook did not immediately respond.Īccording to the fact-checking site Snopes, the copy and paste Facebook hoax started last year. I'm seeing posts from people I haven't seen in years." The post continues with instructions of how to copy and paste into your newsfeed to "bypass Facebook." "I ignored this post earlier, because I didn't think it worked. "Hi new and old friends! Fixed my blocked posts I wondered where everybody had been! This is good to know: It's ridiculous friends and only 25 are allowed to see my post," another post reads. Other cut-and-paste scams read in a similar way. Then go to your page, start a new post and put your finger anywhere in the blank field. Therefore, Hold your finger down anywhere in this post and 'copy' will pop up. Ignoring the fact that Facebook's algorithm generally shows those you interact with most frequently as the ones you'll see most often in your news feed, the post continues: "Their new algorithm chooses the same few people - about 25 - who will read your posts. Here's how to bypass the system FB now has in place that limits posts on your news feed." I'm seeing posts from people I haven't seen in years. It reads: "Thanks for the tips to bypass FB y'all. The posts, like many other Facebook scams, ask that users copy and paste the post into their newsfeeds. The scam is about "bypassing" or "resetting" Facebook in order to see more friends in your newsfeed. An old scam/hoax has become new again as copy-and-paste posts go viral once more. Amid near-constant scrutiny for its content-review policy and data-sharing practices, Facebook has also been plagued with another problem-spam posts. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |