Facebook News Feed Algorithm Change: Factoring in Actions Taken on Videos

Facebook's News Feed algorithm (known unoffiically and externally as EdgeRank) will take into account actions taken on videos when it determines how widely the video will be seen.

Facebook’s News Feed algorithm is going through another change, the company announced Monday. Now, the algorithm will take into account actions taken on videos when it determines how widely the video will be seen.

Knowing that many people can enjoy a video without liking, commenting on or sharing it, Facebook is rewarding pages that post videos, but have users turn the volume up or make the video expand to full screen.

Facebook’s Meihong Wang, engineering manager, and Yue

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