Facebook is getting back into the news business.
After months of rumors and speculation, the company is officially announcing Facebook News, a new section in its app dedicated to "high-quality" news.
Facebook News will get its own section of the Facebook app, similar to Watch or Marketplace, though only a small group of U.S. Facebook users will see it to start.
Unlike News Feed, where Facebook's algorithms tend to favor inflammatory headlines from sometimes questionable sources, Facebook has much stricter rules for publishers that are part of Facebook News, which will emphasize original reporting. Read more...
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