Last week was a terrible one for Facebook. First, Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistle-blower, gave an in-depth interview on “60 minutes,” then the company saw a six outage to its platforms.
As a result, the social media giant has decided to come out on the offensive and make drastic changes. During an appearance on “Meet the Press,” Facebook spokesman Nick Clegg stated that changes are coming to the platform and its cousin, Instagram.
Clegg reveals that the company plans to reduce the presence of politics on people’s feeds following its lift of safety measures installed for the 2020 US election. The spokesperson adds that the decision originates from user feedback seeking “more friends, less politics.”
“One of the things we have heard from users both from the US and around the world since the election is people want to see more friends, less politics,” Clegg said. “So we have been testing ways in which we can reduce the presence of politics for people’s Facebook experiences.”
Clegg didn’t provide any specifics as to when these changes will be coming into effect on both platforms.
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
