I think it's an experiment. A lot of people actually use facebook as their sole source of news... Especially the younger generation. This is quite scary because

I think it's an experiment. A lot of people actually use facebook as their sole source of news... Especially the younger generation. This is quite scary because Facebook's algorithms are actually acting as a filter on top of already existing media filters. Before you know it the chain will be so deep it will be hard to know where anything came from. Another problem is similar to the reddit problem. Both the AI and your customization can create an atmosphere where you literally get served only opinions you want to hear. I actually think a more random algorithm would be more beneficial than what's trending.