If you click on the new Trending News button in the main navigation bar of the iOS app, you’ll now see a list of stories organized by the number of likes, comments, and shares the particular topic has received. If you tap on any of these topics, you’ll see a carousel of stories from various outlets, alongside videos, photos, and posts from celebrities, influencers, and other public pages.
As Facebook noted back in May when Trending News was first announced, the stories you’ll see “are determined the same way as the featured headline — using a combination of factors including the engagement around the article on Facebook, the engagement around the publisher overall, and whether other articles are linking to it.” The company added, “There is no predetermined list of publications that are eligible to appear in Trending and this update does not affect how Trending topics are identified, which we announced earlier this year.”
We should note that this latest update has nothing to do with the selection process of trending topics and news — only with how it’s seen by users. In essence, the addition of this new “Trending News” section on mobile just makes it easier for folks to navigate right over to the stories and headlines.
As ever, Facebook noted that its continued redesigns are meant to make “Trending as useful and informative for people as possible.” After all, with more and more folks turning to social media as their primary news source, it comes as no surprise that
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