Today Facebook and Instagram are trying to unfold the mystery on what has long been one of the least understood parts of its platform. How it recommends content users don’t already follow. The tech giant revealed its “recommendation guidelines” for both Facebook and Instagram.
The guidelines contain Facebook’s internal rulebook for determining what content is approved to display prominently in the app, such as in Instagram’s Explore section or in Facebook’s recommendations for groups or events. The suggestions are sequentially generated and have been a source of speculation and scrutiny.
Nevertheless, the guidelines shared today doesn’t emphasize on how Facebook determines its recommendations. In a statement, Facebook’s Guy Rosen said suggestions are personalized “based on the content you’ve expressed interest in and actions you take on our apps,” but doesn’t give specifics. what the guidelines do detail is the type of content Facebook blocks from recommendations throughout its platform.
On a clearer note, the posts list states five categories of content that may not be eligible for recommendations. This includes borderlines content that doesn’t break the company’s rules, but that Facebook deems objectional. such as “pictures of people in see-through clothing;” spammy content, like clickbait; posts “associated with low-quality publishing;” and posts that have been debunked by fact-checkers.
The rules aren’t new though, Facebook says it’s been making use of it since 2016 but its the first time the company has made these policies visible to users.
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