Facebook will give you more info about why certain posts show up in your News Feed

Facebook is adding a feature to its News Feed in an effort to be more transparent.

The social media giant is introducing a tool to help you understand why posts from friends, pages, and groups appear in its News Feed — and to some extent, control their regularity.

The tool will appear as a clickable question, reading "Why am I seeing this post?" It's similar to the "Why am I seeing this ad?" tool, launched in 2014 to address concerns related to targeted advertising.

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According to Facebook's blog post, it's the first time the social network has included information about how ranking works on the platform. Read more...

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