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Facebook's statement says that news is only 4% of what is shared on their platform. I'm not sure 4% is a major hit to their platform. On the other hand, they d
by docdeek 6y ago
Facebook's statement says that news is only 4% of what is shared on their platform. I'm not sure 4% is a major hit to their platform.
On the other hand, they delivered 5.1 billion views to Australian media sites last year. That would seem to me to be a big hit to media sites.
- 2pEXgD0fZ5cF 6y ago> Facebook's statement says that news is only 4% of what is shared on their platform. Would be interesting to know how much of the remaining content roots in those 4%. How many of the remaining posts are in reaction to news, or reactions to reactions to news. Also do the 4% include screenshots of news articles and headlines, a very common practice on Facebook.
- docdeek 6y agoIndeed. It would also be interesting to understand how much engagement is around that 4% versus 4% worth of family photos, for example. I'm not a FB user but I understand there is an audience for fighting about news stories on FB a'd that's got to keep at least some people coming back to the platform for more.
- srcreigh 6y agoThe 4% number is a cover. This announcement represents a new fundamental limitation to FB's capabilities. Normal people can no longer share anything on FB. Previously FB sharing was limited with regards to specific taboo movements and it was called censorship. Now it's all news, even good news and great content. It's not censorship this time because FB is no longer "the place" where you share and connect. FB is no longer a universal platform. Now it's just a website. This is a good thing.