Facebook is trialling a new version of its news feed which relegates almost all non-promoted posts to a secondary feed. Paid-for advertising through promoted posts still appear on the main feed along with posts from users' friends, but other posts are hidden. The system is being trialled in six countries, including Slovakia, Serbia and Sri Lanka, and has led to some publishers seeing a fall of up to 80% in readership. In an interview with the Guardian, Facebook's head of global public policy, Monika Bickert, said that while it was not yet clear how many people had been affected by the changes, they were "definitely impacting
Facebook is trialling a new version of its news feed which relegates almost all non-promoted posts to a secondary feed. Paid-for advertising through promoted posts still appear on the main feed along with posts from users' friends, but other posts are hidden. The system is being trialled in six countries, including Slovakia, Serbia and Sri Lanka, and has led to some publishers seeing a fall of up to 80% in readership. Facebook says the trial is meant to allow users to see posts from friends and family more easily.