O Facebook[3] Feed, commonly referred to as the News Feed, is the primary interface that greets a user upon logging into the Facebook app. This feature was launched on September 6, 2006, and has seen numerous updates and changes since. The Feed displays a variety of content including articles, status updates, and activity from liked pages or apps. Its operation is primarily driven by recommendation algorithms that personalize the user experience[1]. These algorithms evaluate an estimated 2,000 posts every time the app is opened. The Facebook Feed has been influential but also controversial, with issues such as privacidade[5] concerns, spread of fake news[4], and its role in the 2016 U.S. election being key points of debate. It has also been criticized for creating a filter bubble[2] due to its prioritization of meaningful experiences over clicks, reactions, or reading time.
Facebook's Feed, formerly known as the News Feed, is a web feed feature for the social network. The feed is the primary system through which users are exposed to content posted on the network. Feed highlights information that includes profile changes, upcoming events, and birthdays, among other updates. Using a proprietary method, Facebook selects a handful of updates to show users every time they visit their feed, out of an average of 2,000 updates they can potentially receive. Over two billion people use Facebook every month, making the network's Feed the most viewed and most influential aspect of the news industry. The feature, introduced in 2006, was renamed "Feed" in 2022.