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A ‘NICER’ news feed?… | Facebook’s algorithm changes make certain media pages less visible

In what it calls an attempt to eradicate misinformation regarding the US election, Facebook has made ‘a temporary emergency change’ to its algorithm. But one knock-on effect appears to be giving a preference to content that is pro-Joe Biden. Some Facebook workers were referring to the algorithm as ‘the nicer news feed.’ RT examines what ‘nicer’ really stands for in this context.

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