Website Owners Say Traffic Is Plunging After Facebook Algorithm Change
gizmodo.com
With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm. Data shows an apparent change at Facebook in May caused website traffic to tank at some news sites.

TL:DR; Facebook’s algorithm seems to be promoting more short form video and less news. Blogs and news sites are feeling the pinch because Facebook is one of their largest traffic channels.

  • @dystop@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6•1 year ago

    I don’t like videos. It’s hard to read on the go and I can’t go back and see what was written in the first paragraph if I need to.