Facebook launches new controls that allow users to restrict who can comment on their posts in bid to 'limit potentially unwanted interactions' on the platform
- Changes will allow users to restrict who can comment on posts they share
- Other changes include a priority filter for the News Feed giving more control
- The changes will initially appear for Android app users first, before rolling out to those on iOS devices 'in the coming weeks'
Facebook will allow users to restrict who can and can't comment on posts they share, in a bid to 'limit potentially unwanted interactions,' the social network said.
The change follows similar moves by Twitter, and means people who publish content visible to everyone now have the option to only allow comments from their friends.
Users will even be able to restrict commenting further than just friends, so that only those users and pages tagged in the post can comment.
Ramya Sethuraman, Facebook's News Feed manager, said it would particularly help public figures 'feel safe and engage in more meaningful conversations.'
Facebook will allow users to restrict who can and can't comment on posts they share in a bid to 'limit potentially unwanted interactions,' the social network said
The changes to commenting come as all social media firms continue to grapple with hate speech on their platforms.
'By adjusting your commenting audience, you can further control how you want to invite conversation onto your public posts and limit potentially unwanted interactions,' Sethuraman explained.
'This new tool is the latest example of how we're helping you control and curate your News Feed to best reflect who you are as your interests and priorities evolve.'
It will particularly benefit public figures, creators, and brands, giving them the ability to control who can comment on their organic, public posts.
People will be able to choose from a menu of options including 'anyone who can see the post' to 'only the profiles and Pages they tag'.
Facebook is also making it easier for people to decide how their News Feed is prioritised, with the introduction of a Feed Filter Bar.
Android app users can access the Feed Filter Bar when they scroll up on News Feed, with the same functionality available in the iOS app 'in the coming weeks'.
'You can choose to keep an algorithmically-ranked News Feed to keep seeing your favourites or switch it up to order your posts chronologically with the newest posts appearing first,' the firm explained.
Alternatively filter your feed to show just your Favourites, or the top friends and Pages whose posts you want to see more frequently.
The Favourites tool allows users to control and prioritise posts from the friends and Pages they care about most in News Feed.
By selecting up to 30 friends and Pages to include in Favourites, their posts will appear higher in ranked News Feed and can also be viewed as a separate filter.
Elsewhere, the tech giant is aiming to make the reasons for suggested posts clearer, by expanding the 'Why am I seeing this?' box with more context.
The change follows similar moves by Twitter, and means people who publish content visible to everyone now have the option to only allow comments from their friends
It will explain factors that influenced a recommendation, which range from the types of content a person has recently engaged with on the platform, to their location.
'This means that you'll be able to tap on posts from the friends, Pages, and Groups you follow as well as the posts we suggest to you and get more context on why they're appearing in your News Feed,' the firm said.
There are three main factors that go into determining which suggested posts appear in your News Feed, according to Facebook.
A post may be suggested for you if other people who interacted with the post also previously interacted with the same group, Page, or post as you.
Alternatively, if you’ve recently engaged with a certain topic on Facebook, the platform may suggest other posts that are related to that topic.
The other main area is location. You may see a suggested post based on where you are and what people near you are interacting with on Facebook.
FACEBOOK'S PRIVACY DISASTERS
July 2019: Facebook data scandal: Social network is fined $5billion over 'inappropriate' sharing of users' personal information
March 2019: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to rebuild based on six 'privacy-focused' principles:
- Private interactions
- Encryption
- Reducing permanence
- Safety
- Interoperability
- Secure data storage
Zuckerberg promised end-to-end encryption for all of its messaging services, which will be combined in a way that allows users to communicate across WhatsApp, Instagram Direct, and Facebook Messenger.
December 2018: Facebook comes under fire after a bombshell report discovered the firm allowed over 150 companies, including Netflix, Spotify and Bing, to access unprecedented amounts of user data, such as private messages.
Some of these 'partners' had the ability to read, write, and delete Facebook users' private messages and to see all participants on a thread.
It also allowed Microsoft's search engine, known as Bing, to see the name of all Facebook users' friends without their consent.
Amazon was allowed to obtain users' names and contact information through their friends, and Yahoo could view streams of friends' posts.
September 2018: Facebook disclosed that it had been hit by its worst ever data breach, affecting 50 million users - including those of Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg.
Attackers exploited the site's 'View As' feature, which lets people see what their profiles look like to other users.
Facebook (file image) made headlines in March 2018 after the data of 87 million users was improperly accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy
The unknown attackers took advantage of a feature in the code called 'Access Tokens,' to take over people's accounts, potentially giving hackers access to private messages, photos and posts - although Facebook said there was no evidence that had been done.
The hackers also tried to harvest people's private information, including name, sex and hometown, from Facebook's systems.
Zuckerberg assured users that passwords and credit card information was not accessed.
As a result of the breach, the firm logged roughly 90 million people out of their accounts as a security measure.
March 2018: Facebook made headlines after the data of 87 million users was improperly accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a political consultancy.
The disclosure has prompted government inquiries into the company's privacy practices across the world, and fueled a '#deleteFacebook' movement among consumers.
Communications firm Cambridge Analytica had offices in London, New York, Washington, as well as Brazil and Malaysia.
The company boasts it can 'find your voters and move them to action' through data-driven campaigns and a team that includes data scientists and behavioural psychologists.
'Within the United States alone, we have played a pivotal role in winning presidential races as well as congressional and state elections,' with data on more than 230 million American voters, Cambridge Analytica claimed on its website.
The company profited from a feature that meant apps could ask for permission to access your own data as well as the data of all your Facebook friends.
The data firm suspended its chief executive, Alexander Nix (pictured), after recordings emerged of him making a series of controversial claims, including boasts that Cambridge Analytica had a pivotal role in the election of Donald Trump
This meant the company was able to mine the information of 87 million Facebook users even though just 270,000 people gave them permission to do so.
This was designed to help them create software that can predict and influence voters' choices at the ballot box.
The data firm suspended its chief executive, Alexander Nix, after recordings emerged of him making a series of controversial claims, including boasts that Cambridge Analytica had a pivotal role in the election of Donald Trump.
This information is said to have been used to help the Brexit campaign in the UK.
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