Facebook’s controversial Trending topics feature is sacrificing support for niche interests in favor of an internationally scalable approach that could create nationwide digital water cooler moments ...

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The fight against filter bubbles is on. Facebook's latest redesign focuses on its Trending news section, and it's a direct attempt to combat the "filter bubble" effect that happens in many users' ...

Facebook is introducing a couple of changes today that make it easier to spot trending topics and the coverage around them. First up, there’s a bit of a visual redesign. Previously, clicking on a ...

Facebook is rolling out a “Trending News” section on mobile that includes its own link in the app’s main navigation. This follows the company’s earlier announcement this spring of a redesign for ...

The world's largest social network has finally settled on an effective way to list basic news stories. Facebook deployed a revised version of its controversial "Trending Topics" feature Thursday. It ...

Facebook is introducing a new "Trending News" section to the Facebook app on iOS and Android devices, designed to make it easier for Facebook users to access current and trending news stories, reports ...

Facebook is getting rid of its Trending Topics feature, according to a blog post the social network published Friday. The Trending sidebar, located on the right-hand side on desktop, displays popular ...

Facebook’s Trending section got off to a rough start, from accusations of suppressing conservative viewpoints to pushing bogus news stories after human editors were removed. But after some tweaks, the ...

In another push to improve the scope and quality of news users see on Facebook, the company unveiled several updates to its prominent "Trending" topics feature on Wednesday. Prior to Wednesday's ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is shutting down its embattled "trending topics" section, the company announced on Friday, putting an end to a tool that was often a flashpoint for allegations of political ...

Facebook is retiring Trending—the box that displayed all the latest news—because, it says, the feature had outlived its usefulness. The Trending section has been on Facebook since 2014, and served as ...