{"id":11304,"date":"2022-07-14T06:09:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=11304"},"modified":"2022-07-14T06:09:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T06:09:49","slug":"what-is-happening-with-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-happening-with-facebook","title":{"rendered":"What is Happening With Facebook?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a531aa045776\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a531aa045776\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a531aa045776\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-happening-with-facebook\/#What_is_Happening_With_Facebook\" title=\"What is Happening With Facebook?\">What is Happening With Facebook?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-happening-with-facebook\/#Changes_to\" title=\"Changes to\">Changes to<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-happening-with-facebook\/#News_feed\" title=\"News feed\">News feed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-happening-with-facebook\/#Ads\" title=\"Ads\">Ads<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-happening-with-facebook\/#Privacy\" title=\"Privacy\">Privacy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-happening-with-facebook\/#Addiction\" title=\"Addiction\">Addiction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-is-happening-with-facebook\/#Investments\" title=\"Investments\">Investments<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Happening_With_Facebook\"><\/span>What is Happening With Facebook?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/XsUOR0V.jpg\" alt=\"what is happening with facebook\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been wondering what is going on with Facebook, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. In this article, I&#8217;m going to cover Changes to News Feed, Ads, and Privacy. This article will also touch on the changes Facebook is making to the privacy settings on their site. So, what is Facebook up to these days? It&#8217;s not that they are trying to sabotage their service or anything.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changes_to\"><\/span>Changes to<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The changes to Facebook targeting will go into effect on January 19, 2019. This will limit advertisers&#8217; ability to target ads to individuals who have expressed an interest in certain causes or political beliefs. In other words, if you&#8217;re an ad-buyer, you will no longer be able to target advertisements to people who have expressed an interest in health issues, sexual orientation, or religious practices. Regardless of your reasons for changing your targeting, it&#8217;s best to get prepared before the January 19 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Facebook pays attention to user feedback. The new layout for profile pictures makes them square, and they sit partially on top of the cover photo in Timeline view. If your profile picture is taller than this, you will need to resize it. While the tools on Facebook make it easy to upload pictures of any size, they will be cropped to extremely small sizes in other views. Therefore, you may want to consider creating larger profile pictures and posting them in a separate gallery.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"News_feed\"><\/span>News feed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The News feed on Facebook is a primary way to view content on the social network. It highlights updates made on friends&#8217; profiles, upcoming events, and birthdays. It also highlights updates on the status of friends&#8217; photos, status updates, and videos. To access your News feed, sign in to Facebook. There are several ways to customize your news feed. Some are more convenient than others. Read on to discover the advantages of using the News feed on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The News feed algorithm has some flaws. The company has been criticized for showing news articles labeled &#8220;false&#8221; without providing an alternate perspective. To combat this problem, Facebook is trying to increase the amount of content people actively discuss, and decrease the amount of content they passively consume. This change is intended to make news feeds more useful for users. But how can Facebook make these changes? Here are some tips. Listed below are some of the most important changes.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ads\"><\/span>Ads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The audiences section of Facebook ads allows you to select groups of people you want to reach with your ad. The audiences section is divided into two subgroups: retargeting and prospecting. Retargeting is one of the most effective forms of Facebook advertising. Listed below are the types of audiences available. Creating a list of audiences is an excellent way to start using Facebook ads. To begin using audiences, click &#8220;Add lists&#8221; to create your first list of audiences.<\/p>\n<p>One advantage of using Facebook ads for business is the ability to target a demographic that&#8217;s most likely to be interested in your products or services. While it&#8217;s important to target the right audience for your ad, it&#8217;s also critical to set a budget. Facebook advertising has a budget optimization feature that automatically manages your campaign budget across all ad sets. If your ads will appear on Facebook, Instagram, or Messenger, you&#8217;ll want to create a budget that covers these different places.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Privacy\"><\/span>Privacy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Several issues about Facebook privacy can be frustrating. For starters, the settings for privacy are incredibly confusing, and it&#8217;s difficult to know how to turn off the tracking process. The new privacy center controls, however, provide users with a bit more transparency and empower them to make the tracking stop when they choose. In the meantime, Facebook should be doing more to protect users&#8217; privacy and data. Here are some tips. Read on to discover how to protect yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Check your privacy settings on an ongoing basis. You&#8217;re responsible for what apps on your Facebook are accessing your information. You can change your privacy settings for individual apps or disable them completely. Facebook also enables third-party applications to access your information, so it&#8217;s important to review your privacy settings on a regular basis. For example, Facebook allows third-party apps to view your profile information, so if you&#8217;re on a dating site, you can turn off &#8220;instant personalization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Addiction\"><\/span>Addiction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve become a victim of Facebook addiction, you&#8217;re not alone. It can be difficult to resist the temptation to check on friends&#8217; profiles and find out more about their lives. As a result, it&#8217;s easy to become bored with what you&#8217;ve found. To prevent yourself from succumbing to Facebook addiction, set limits on how much time you spend on the social networking site each day. Try to limit your usage to two hours a day.<\/p>\n<p>To make a difference, you need to recognize that you&#8217;re addicted to Facebook and have developed a habit of using it. Try to identify psychological triggers that make you reach for the social networking site. Then, create a relaxation routine that helps you overcome your Facebook addiction. Make sure to do this on a regular basis. If you&#8217;re still unable to get out of the habit, start by setting boundaries. As long as you stick to these guidelines, you&#8217;ll find yourself less likely to succumb to Facebook addiction.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Investments\"><\/span>Investments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With recent revelations regarding the use of personal data by Cambridge Analytica and other political consultants, some large Australian investors are reconsidering their investments in Facebook. AMP Capital, for example, has a large stake in the social media company and will consider the recent developments at its next board meeting. The fund&#8217;s independent ethics committee also has exposure to the social network because of its Responsible Investment Leaders fund, which screens for high social harm.<\/p>\n<p>Milner also said that the company&#8217;s founder, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, and his partners made large profits from the sale of their stakes in Facebook and Twitter. These deals are further proof of the Kremlin&#8217;s interest in social media. And now, as Congress investigates the role played by U.S. tech giants in spreading Russian misinformation, Facebook is likely to face some tough questions. But for now, investors should take heart from its strong financial performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Happening With Facebook? If you&#8217;ve been wondering what is going on with Facebook, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. In this article, I&#8217;m going to cover Changes to News Feed, Ads, and Privacy. This article will also touch on the changes Facebook is making to the privacy settings on their site. 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