As usual, Facebook isn’t explaining just how its news feed algorithm works in explicit detail. Facebook Inc. is changing its news feed algorithm again. But the company did explain that it will begin ranking posts, then feeding those ranks into the existing formula. Ranking starts with a relatively old-school approach:... This time, it is guessing what posts will be “most informative” based on polling of people around the world.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 11, 2016 23:26 UTC