Facebook Are Taking Major Steps to Blot Out Spam Posts
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The focus here isn't on the nature of the content, so much as the behaviour of the users who post it. Facebook have done studies into the frequency of user posting and identified a subset of users who post dozens of links a day, and drew a direct link between those users and poor quality content. In short, if users are posting huge amounts of content, they're almost definitely spamming. Under these new rules, spammer content won't be visible on news feeds.
This change will only affect links to articles and domains, any other kind of Facebook post won't be counted, so if you feel like firing out a string of cat videos one dreary afternoon, don't fret, your like-happy uncle Derek will not be deprived of them. What Facebook really want out of this is to offer people a news feed which hosts only useful or interesting information.
Of course, some users will likely end up getting caught in the crossfire, particularly if they're promoting material from one specific website. Staff journalists will often share numerous links for their site/magazine throughout the day, and some of this activity could be mistakenly flagged as spamming, rather than innocent promotion. It's not clear whether or not this system can actually tell the difference.
From a publisher's point of view, it might well mean that the clickbait-centric approach won't be as effective as it was before. Currently, a lot of websites rely on listicles with clickbait-style titles to generate ad-revenue. In turn, they use a cadre of different accounts sharing them to boost engagement. There's nothing ostensibly wrong with this, cynical as it is, but if Facebook start pushing back, we may end up seeing a downturn in that type of content. For websites which deal in it exclusively, this will be a worrying notion.
Callum is a film school graduate who is now making a name for himself as a journalist and content writer. His vices include flat whites and 90s hip-hop. Follow him @Songbird_Callum
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