News and Blog Website Owners Say Traffic Is Plunging After Facebook Algorithm Change

https://gizmodo.com/facebook-traffic-down-algorithm-change-1850549012

TL:DR; Facebook’s algorithm seems to be promoting more short form video and less news. Blogs and news sites are feeling the pinch because Facebook is one of their largest traffic channels.

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dystop@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

I don't like videos. It's hard to read on the go and I can't go back and see what was written in the first paragraph if I need to.

Lanfordr@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y

Facebook has gotten almost unusable lately. I freelance and get a decent number of jobs alerts through various groups I'm a part of, so I have to use it, but it is completely junk now.

I can't use it to keep up with what friends are up to any more, because in between every post from a friend is two ads and three suggestions for you.

I just want to keep up with friends, find work and keep track of events I'm invited or going to. I can't do any of that any more without scrolling through pages and pages of shit.