Facebook Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === 2015โ2020: Algorithm revision; fake news === {{as of|2015}}, Facebook's algorithm was revised in an attempt to filter out false or misleading content, such as [[fake news]] stories and hoaxes. It relied on users who flag a story accordingly. Facebook maintained that satirical content should not be intercepted.<ref>{{cite news|first=Alexei|last=Oreskovic|title=Facebook clamps down on fake news stories|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-hoaxes-idUSKBN0KT2C820150120|access-date=February 4, 2015|work=[[Reuters]]|date=January 20, 2015|archive-date=November 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114214838/http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/20/us-facebook-hoaxes-idUSKBN0KT2C820150120|url-status=live}}</ref> The algorithm was accused of maintaining a "[[filter bubble]]", where material the user disagrees with<ref>{{cite journal|title=Exposure to ideologically diverse news and opinion on Facebook|journal=Science|date=June 5, 2015|pmid=25953820|pages=1130โ1132|volume=348|issue=6239|doi=10.1126/science.aaa1160|first1=Eytan|last1=Bakshy|first2=Solomon|last2=Messing|first3=Lada A.|last3=Adamic|s2cid=206632821|bibcode=2015Sci...348.1130B |doi-access=free}}</ref> and posts with few likes would be deprioritized.<ref>{{cite web|title = Facebook Is Hiding Your Friends' Updates From You {{!}} Unicorn Booty|url = https://unicornbooty.com/facebook-is-hiding-your-friends-updates-from-you/|website = Unicorn Booty|access-date = November 8, 2015|date = May 28, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208044342/https://unicornbooty.com/facebook-is-hiding-your-friends-updates-from-you/|archive-date = December 8, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> In November, Facebook extended paternity leave from 4 weeks to 4 months.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=shm&sid1=105&oid=001&aid=0008017659|title=ํ์ด์ค๋ถ, ์ ์ธ๊ณ '์๋น ์ถ์ฐํด๊ฐ' 4์ฃผโ4๊ฐ์๋ก ํ๋|last=gong|date=November 28, 2015|access-date=November 30, 2015|archive-date=March 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320165755/http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=shm&sid1=105&oid=001&aid=0008017659|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 12, 2016, Zuckerberg outlined his 10-year vision, which rested on three main pillars: [[artificial intelligence]], increased global connectivity, and [[virtual reality|virtual]] and [[augmented reality]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/04/12/zuckerbergs-10-year-plan-expand-facebook-empire/82936814/|title=Zuckerberg unveils 10-year plan to expand Facebook empire, with political tones|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-date=February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214093801/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/04/12/zuckerbergs-10-year-plan-expand-facebook-empire/82936814/|url-status=live}}</ref> In July, a {{USD|1 billion}} suit was filed against the company alleging that it permitted [[Hamas]] to use it to perform assaults that cost the lives of four people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/facebook-sued-for-dollar1b-for-alleged-use-of-medium-for-terror/ar-BBucrBn?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=mailsignout|title=Facebook Sued for $1B for Alleged Use of Medium for Terror|first=Gwen|last=Ackerman|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|date=July 11, 2016|access-date=September 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819093935/http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/facebook-sued-for-dollar1b-for-alleged-use-of-medium-for-terror/ar-BBucrBn?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=mailsignout|archive-date=August 19, 2016|url-status=dead }}</ref> Facebook released its blueprints of Surround 360 camera on [[GitHub]] under an [[open-source license]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Josh|last=Constine|title=Facebook open sources Surround 360 camera with Ikea-style instructions|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/26/if-you-source-it-they-will-build/|website=[[TechCrunch]]|publisher=[[AOL]]|date=July 26, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125042328/https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/26/if-you-source-it-they-will-build/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September, it won an [[Primetime Emmy|Emmy]] for its animated short "Henry".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/tech/facebooks-oculus-wins-emmy-for-its-virtual-reality-short-173213477.html|title=Facebook wins first Emmy for Visual animated short "Henry"|date=September 20, 2016|access-date=September 21, 2016|archive-date=May 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506110613/https://www.yahoo.com/tech/facebooks-oculus-wins-emmy-for-its-virtual-reality-short-173213477.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In October, Facebook announced a fee-based communications tool called [[Workplace by Facebook|Workplace]] that aims to "connect everyone" at work. Users can create profiles, see updates from co-workers on their news feed, stream live videos and participate in secure group chats.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hu|first=Howard|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardhyu/2016/10/11/facebooks-workplace-could-replace-all-emails-within-your-company/|title=Facebook's Workplace Could Replace All Emails Within Your Company|work=[[Forbes]]|date=October 11, 2016|access-date=October 11, 2016|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724093338/https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardhyu/2016/10/11/facebooks-workplace-could-replace-all-emails-within-your-company/|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]], Facebook announced that it would combat fake news by using fact checkers from sites like [[FactCheck.org]] and [[Associated Press]] (AP), making reporting hoaxes easier through crowdsourcing, and disrupting financial incentives for abusers.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/12/facebook-gets-real-fighting-fake-news/|title=Facebook's Cracking Down on Fake News Starting Today|last=Alba|first=Davey|author-link=Davey Alba|newspaper=[[Wired (magazine)|WIRED]]|access-date=December 15, 2016|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204173325/https://www.wired.com/2016/12/facebook-gets-real-fighting-fake-news/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Oculus-Rift-CV1-Headset-Front.jpg|thumb|right|[[Oculus VR]] headset<ref name="Kotaku FB">{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/facebook-buys-oculus-rift-for-2-billion-1551487939|title=Facebook Buys Oculus Rift For $2 Billion|date=March 25, 2014|access-date=March 25, 2014|website=Kotaku.com|last=Plunkett|first=Luke|archive-date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325235354/http://kotaku.com/facebook-buys-oculus-rift-for-2-billion-1551487939|url-status=live}}</ref>]] On January 17, 2017, Facebook COO [[Sheryl Sandberg]] planned to open Station F, a startup incubator campus in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Sam|last=Shead|title=Facebook is planning to open a startup incubator in Paris|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-launches-startup-incubator-in-station-f-2017-1|website=[[Business Insider]]|publisher=Axel Springer SE|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724202625/https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-launches-startup-incubator-in-station-f-2017-1|url-status=live}}</ref> On a six-month cycle, Facebook committed to work with ten to 15 data-driven startups there.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/station-f-facebook-startup-garage-startups|title=More than 100 entrepreneurs sign up to help Facebook and Station F find the best startups|magazine=WIRED|first=Matt|last=Burgess|date=February 1, 2017|access-date=February 8, 2017|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130192042/https://www.wired.co.uk/article/station-f-facebook-startup-garage-startups|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 18, Facebook announced the beta launch of {{visible anchor|Facebook Spaces}} at its annual F8 developer conference.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/18/15332658/facebook-spaces-virtual-reality-oculus-rift-f8-conference-2017|title=Facebook's bold and bizarre VR hangout app is now available for the Oculus Rift|publisher=[[The Verge]]|first=Nick|last=Statt|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204070541/https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/18/15332658/facebook-spaces-virtual-reality-oculus-rift-f8-conference-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Facebook Spaces is a virtual reality version of Facebook for Oculus VR goggles. In a virtual and shared space, users can access a curated selection of 360-degree photos and videos using their avatar, with the support of the controller. Users can access their own photos and videos, along with media shared on their newsfeed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/facebook-spaces-vr-app-1202033330/|title=A Closer Look at Facebook Spaces, the Company's First Social VR App|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Janko|last=Roettgers|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818043221/https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/facebook-spaces-vr-app-1202033330/|url-status=live}}</ref> In September, Facebook announced it would spend up to US$1 billion on original shows for its Facebook Watch platform.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/08/facebook-plans-to-spend-up-to-1b-on-original-shows-in-2018/|title=Facebook plans to spend up to $1B on original shows in 2018|last=Etherington|first=Darrell|work=[[TechCrunch]]|access-date=January 29, 2018|archive-date=January 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124174054/https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/08/facebook-plans-to-spend-up-to-1b-on-original-shows-in-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 16, it acquired the anonymous compliment app [[tbh (app)|tbh]], announcing its intention to leave the app independent.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/16/facebook-acquires-anonymous-teen-compliment-app-tbh-will-let-it-run/|title=Facebook acquires anonymous teen compliment app tbh, will let it run|last=Constine|first=Josh|work=[[TechCrunch]]|access-date=October 17, 2017|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125165754/https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/16/facebook-acquires-anonymous-teen-compliment-app-tbh-will-let-it-run/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://uk.businessinsider.com/facebook-buys-tbh-anonymous-app-loved-by-teens-2017-10?r=US&IR=T|title=Facebook has bought tbh, the anonymous app loved by teens|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=October 17, 2017|archive-date=July 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722112346/http://uk.businessinsider.com/facebook-buys-tbh-anonymous-app-loved-by-teens-2017-10?r=US&IR=T|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/facebook-buys-tbh-app-popular-with-teens-for-anonymous-messaging|title=Facebook Buys TBH App Popular With Teens for Anonymous Messaging|date=October 16, 2017|work=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|access-date=October 17, 2017|archive-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807020709/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/facebook-buys-tbh-app-popular-with-teens-for-anonymous-messaging|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tbhtime.com/news/|title=tbh has a new home!|website=tbh|access-date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017051329/https://tbhtime.com/news/|archive-date=October 17, 2017|url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2017, Facebook expanded its work with [[Definers Public Affairs]], a PR firm that had originally been hired to monitor press coverage of the company to address concerns primarily regarding [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections|Russian meddling]], then [[FacebookโCambridge Analytica data scandal|mishandling of user data]] by [[Cambridge Analytica]], hate speech on Facebook, and calls for regulation.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news|title=Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook's Leaders Fought Through Crisis|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 14, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/technology/facebook-data-russia-election-racism.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114211819/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/technology/facebook-data-russia-election-racism.html |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=November 15, 2018|last1=Frenkel |first1=Sheera |last2=Confessore |first2=Nicholas |last3=Kang |first3=Cecilia |last4=Rosenberg |first4=Matthew |last5=Nicas |first5=Jack }}</ref> Company spokesman Tim Miller stated that a goal for tech firms should be to "have positive content pushed out about your company and negative content that's being pushed out about your competitor". Definers claimed that [[George Soros]] was the force behind what appeared to be a broad anti-Facebook movement, and created other negative media, along with [[America Rising]], that was picked up by larger media organisations like ''[[Breitbart News]]''.<ref name="nytimes.com" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Julia Carrie|author-link=Julia Carrie Wong |date=November 15, 2018|title=Facebook reportedly discredited critics by linking them to George Soros|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/14/facebook-george-soros-pr-firm-discredit-critics-crisis|access-date=November 15, 2018|website=[[The Guardian]]|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127112329/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/nov/14/facebook-george-soros-pr-firm-discredit-critics-crisis|url-status=live}}</ref> Facebook cut ties with the agency in late 2018, following public outcry over their association.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Facebook Cuts Ties With Definers Public Affairs Following Outcry|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 15, 2018 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/technology/facebook-definers-soros.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115105644/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/technology/facebook-definers-soros.html |archive-date=November 15, 2018 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=November 15, 2018|last1=Isaac |first1=Mike |last2=Nicas |first2=Jack }}</ref> Posts originating from the Facebook page of ''[[Breitbart News]]'', a media organization previously affiliated with Cambridge Analytica,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Eliana |last2=Vogel |first2=Kenneth P. |last3=Dawsey |first3=Josh |title=Mega-donor urged Bannon not to resign |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/bannon-resign-mercer-trump-236939 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406152002/http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/bannon-resign-mercer-trump-236939 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |website=[[Politico]]|language=en |date=April 5, 2017}}</ref> were among the most widely shared political content on Facebook.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 10, 2020 |title=Facebook offers a distorted view of American news |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |url=https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/09/10/facebook-offers-a-distorted-view-of-american-news |access-date=May 5, 2022 |issn=0013-0613 |quote=According to CrowdTangle, a Facebook-owned tool that tracks how web content is shared on social media, the two most popular American media outlets on the site last month (..) were Fox News and Breitbart, two right-wing news sites. |archive-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324063035/https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/09/10/facebook-offers-a-distorted-view-of-american-news |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ellison |first1=Sarah |last2=Izadi |first2=Elahe |date=October 26, 2021 |title='Definitely not the results we want': Facebook staff lamented 'perverse incentives' for media |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/26/conservative-media-misinformation-facebook/ |access-date=May 5, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en |quote=An August article from Breitbart, an early and loyal media ally of former president Donald Trump, touted three months of CrowdTangle data to boast that it was 'demolishing its establishment foes on Facebook.' |archive-date=October 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030062736/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/26/conservative-media-misinformation-facebook/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Alba |first=Davey |date=September 29, 2020 |title=The Facebook Pages With the Largest Share of Debate Conversation |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/technology/the-facebook-pages-with-the-largest-share-of-debate-conversation.html |access-date=May 5, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |quote=At the top was Fox News (with a 25 percent share of the conversation), followed by Breitbart (15 percent of the conversation) and then the conservative commentator Ben Shapiro (12 percent share). |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315004601/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/technology/the-facebook-pages-with-the-largest-share-of-debate-conversation.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Darcy |first=Oliver |date=May 28, 2020 |title=Trump says right-wing voices are being censored. The data says something else |website=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/media/trump-social-media-conservative-censorship/index.html |access-date=May 5, 2022 |quote=The second top US political media page belonged to Breitbart, with 23% of total interactions. |archive-date=February 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221014121/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/media/trump-social-media-conservative-censorship/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>{{excessive citations inline|date=April 2023}} In May 2018 at [[Facebook F8|F8]], the company announced it would offer its own dating service. Shares in competitor [[Match Group]] fell by 22%.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43965204|title=Facebook F8: Zuckerberg's dating service takes on Tinder|work=[[BBC News]]|date=May 2, 2018|access-date=May 2, 2018|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209000843/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43965204|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Facebook Dating]] includes privacy features and friends are unable to view their friends' dating profile.<ref>{{cite news|date=May 1, 2018|title=Facebook unveils plans for new dating service|work=[[CBC News]]|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/facebook-dating-service-1.4643498|access-date=August 5, 2021|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925042916/https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/facebook-dating-service-1.4643498|url-status=live}}</ref> In July, Facebook was charged ยฃ500,000 by UK watchdogs for failing to respond to data erasure requests.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44785151|title=Facebook faces maximum fine for data misuse|date=July 11, 2018|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=July 11, 2018|archive-date=January 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114140914/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44785151|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 18, Facebook established a subsidiary named Lianshu Science & Technology in [[Hangzhou City]], China, with $30 million (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|30000000|2018}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}) of capital. All its shares are held by Facebook Hong.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/facebook-sets-up-china-subsidiary-10559294|title=Facebook sets up China subsidiary|website=Channel News Asia|date=July 24, 2018|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725111512/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/facebook-sets-up-china-subsidiary-10559294|url-status=dead}}</ref> Approval of the registration of the subsidiary was then withdrawn, due to a disagreement between officials in Zhejiang province and the [[Cyberspace Administration of China]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/business/facebook-china.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725141712/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/25/business/facebook-china.html |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=China Said to Quickly Withdraw Approval for New Facebook Venture|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=July 25, 2018|first=Paul|last=Mozur}}</ref> On July 26, Facebook became the first company to lose over $100 billion (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|100000000000|2018}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}) worth of market capitalization in one day, dropping from nearly $630 billion to $510 billion after disappointing sales reports.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/26/facebook-on-pace-for-biggest-one-day-loss-in-value-for-any-company-sin.html|title=Facebook's $100 billion-plus rout is the biggest loss in stock market history|last1=Imbert|first1=Fred|date=July 26, 2018|work=[[CNBC]]|access-date=July 26, 2018|last2=Francolla|first2=Gina|archive-date=December 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213144809/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/26/facebook-on-pace-for-biggest-one-day-loss-in-value-for-any-company-sin.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/26/17619424/facebook-stock-market-decline-largest-ever|title=Facebook's stock market decline is the largest one-day drop in US history|last=Newton|first=Casey|date=July 26, 2018|work=[[The Verge]]|access-date=July 26, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109031828/https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/26/17619424/facebook-stock-market-decline-largest-ever|url-status=live}}</ref> On July 31, Facebook said that the company had deleted 17 accounts related to the [[2018 United States elections|2018 U.S. midterm elections]]. On September 19, Facebook announced that, for news distribution outside the United States, it would work with U.S. funded [[democracy promotion]] organizations, [[International Republican Institute]] and the [[National Democratic Institute]], which are loosely affiliated with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] parties.<ref name="R91918">{{cite news|first1=Joseph|last1=Menn|title=Facebook expands fake election news fight, but falsehoods still rampant|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-elections/facebook-expands-fake-election-news-fight-but-falsehoods-still-rampant-idUSKCN1LZ2XY|access-date=September 28, 2018|work=[[Reuters]]|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=September 19, 2018|archive-date=February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214104223/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-elections/facebook-expands-fake-election-news-fight-but-falsehoods-still-rampant-idUSKCN1LZ2XY|url-status=live}}</ref> Through the Digital Forensic Research Lab Facebook partners with the [[Atlantic Council]], a [[NATO]]-affiliated think tank.<ref name="R91918" /> In November, Facebook launched smart displays branded [[Facebook Portal|Portal]] and Portal Plus (Portal+). They support [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]'s [[Amazon Alexa|Alexa]] (intelligent personal assistant service). The devices include video chat function with Facebook Messenger.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/facebook-portal-plus-preview/|title=Facebook Portal brings Alexa and Messenger video chats to one device|date=October 8, 2018|work=CNET|access-date=November 10, 2018|archive-date=January 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128102244/https://www.cnet.com/reviews/facebook-portal-plus-preview/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/facebooks-portal-video-calling-smart-display-hits-stores/|title=You can buy Facebook's Portal smart displays starting today|date=November 7, 2018|work=CNET|access-date=November 10, 2018|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129023713/https://www.cnet.com/news/facebooks-portal-video-calling-smart-display-hits-stores/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2018, a lawsuit was filed in Oakland, California claiming that Facebook created fake accounts in order to inflate its user data and appeal to advertisers in the process.<ref name=useradappeal /> [[File:Aerial view of Facebook campus in Menlo Park, September 2019.JPG|thumb|Aerial view of Meta HQ in [[Menlo Park, California]]]] In January 2019, the 10-year challenge was started<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/alist/10-year-challenge-facebook-instagram-celebrity-glow-ups-a4039476.html| title=Why everybody's doing the 10-year challenge (with the best so far)| date=January 15, 2019| access-date=January 17, 2019| archive-date=October 29, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029203107/https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/alist/10-year-challenge-facebook-instagram-celebrity-glow-ups-a4039476.html| url-status=live}}</ref> asking users to post a [[photograph]] of themselves from 10 [[year]]s ago (2009) and a more recent photo.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/facebook-10-year-challenge-could-13866672| title=Facebook '10-year challenge' could be used for good and evil thanks to AI| website=[[Daily Mirror]]| date=January 16, 2019| access-date=January 17, 2019| archive-date=July 24, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724094413/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/facebook-10-year-challenge-could-13866672| url-status=live}}</ref> Criticized for its role in [[vaccine hesitancy]], Facebook announced in March 2019 that it would provide users with "authoritative information" on the topic of vaccines.<ref>{{cite news|title=Facebook announces anti-vaxx crackdown, will block ads with vaccine misinformation|author=Graham, Jefferson|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2019|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/03/07/facebook-looks-tackle-vaccine-misinformation/3092719002/|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212215603/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2019/03/07/facebook-looks-tackle-vaccine-misinformation/3092719002/|url-status=live}}</ref> A study published in the journal ''[[Vaccine (journal)|Vaccine]]'' of advertisements posted in the three months prior to that found that 54% of the anti-vaccine advertisements on Facebook were placed by just two organisations funded by well-known anti-vaccination activists.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Vaccine-related advertising in the Facebook Ad Archive|journal=Vaccine|year=2020|doi=10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.066|last1=Jamison|first1=Amelia M.|last2=Broniatowski|first2=David A.|last3=Dredze|first3=Mark|last4=Wood-Doughty|first4=Zach|last5=Khan|first5=Dureaden|last6=Quinn|first6=Sandra Crouse|volume=38|issue=3|pages=512โ520|pmid=31732327|pmc=6954281}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/13/majority-antivaxx-vaccine-ads-facebook-funded-by-two-organizations-study|title=Majority of anti-vaxx ads on Facebook are funded by just two organizations|date=November 14, 2019|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=November 14, 2019|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221010843/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/13/majority-antivaxx-vaccine-ads-facebook-funded-by-two-organizations-study|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Children's Health Defense]] / World Mercury Project chaired by [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]] and [[Stop Mandatory Vaccination]], run by campaigner Larry Cook, posted 54% of the advertisements. The ads often linked to commercial products, such as natural remedies and books. On March 14, the ''Huffington Post'' reported that Facebook's PR agency had paid someone to tweak Facebook COO [[Sheryl Sandberg]]'s Wikipedia page, as well as adding a page for the global head of PR, Caryn Marooney.<ref>{{cite news|title=Facebook, Axios And NBC Paid This Guy To Whitewash Wikipedia Pages|author=Feinberg, Askley|date=March 14, 2019|access-date=March 15, 2019|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wikipedia-paid-editing-pr-facebook-nbc-axios_n_5c63321be4b03de942967225|work=[[HuffPost]]|archive-date=April 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408121951/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wikipedia-paid-editing-pr-facebook-nbc-axios_n_5c63321be4b03de942967225|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2019, the perpetrator of the [[Christchurch mosque shootings]] in New Zealand used Facebook to stream live footage of the attack as it unfolded. Facebook took 29 minutes to detect the livestreamed video, which was eight minutes longer than it took police to arrest the gunman. About 1.3m copies of the video were blocked from Facebook but 300,000 copies were published and shared. Facebook has promised changes to its platform; spokesman Simon Dilner told Radio New Zealand that it could have done a better job. Several companies, including the ANZ and ASB banks, have stopped advertising on Facebook after the company was widely condemned by the public.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/24/censor-bans-manifesto-of-christchurch-mosque-shooter|title=Censor bans 'manifesto' of Christchurch mosque shooter|first=Charles|last=Anderson|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 24, 2019|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=March 25, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108001029/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/24/censor-bans-manifesto-of-christchurch-mosque-shooter|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the attack, Facebook began blocking [[white nationalism|white nationalist]], [[white supremacy|white supremacist]], and [[racial segregation|white separatist]] content, saying that they could not be meaningfully separated. Previously, Facebook had only blocked overtly supremacist content. The older policy had been condemned by civil rights groups, who described these movements as functionally indistinct.<ref name=romm>{{cite news|last1=Romm|first1=Tony|last2=Dwoskin|first2=Elizabeth|title=Facebook says it will now block white-nationalist, white-separatist posts|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/27/facebook-says-it-will-now-block-white-nationalist-white-separatist-posts/|access-date=March 28, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=March 27, 2019|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725001012/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/27/facebook-says-it-will-now-block-white-nationalist-white-separatist-posts/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=O'Sullivan|first=Donie|title=Facebook bans white nationalism two weeks after New Zealand attack|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/27/tech/facebook-white-nationalism-ban/index.html|access-date=March 28, 2019|work=[[CNN]]|date=March 27, 2019|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930085359/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/27/tech/facebook-white-nationalism-ban/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Further bans were made in mid-April 2019, banning several [[British far-right organizations]] and associated individuals from Facebook, and also banning praise or support for them.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47974579|title=Facebook bans far right groups and leaders|date=April 18, 2019|access-date=April 18, 2019|website=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129023712/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47974579|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/18/18484623/facebook-bans-uk-far-right-groups-leaders-edl-bnp-britain-first|title=Facebook bans UK's biggest far-right organizations, including EDL, BNP, and Britain First|last=Vincent|first=James|date=April 18, 2019|website=[[The Verge]]|access-date=April 18, 2019|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209000158/https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/18/18484623/facebook-bans-uk-far-right-groups-leaders-edl-bnp-britain-first|url-status=live}}</ref> [[National Thowheeth Jama'ath|NTJ]]'s member Moulavi Zahran Hashim, a radical [[Islamism|Islamist]] [[imam]] believed to be the mastermind behind the [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings]], preached on a pro-[[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIL]] Facebook account, known as "Al-Ghuraba" media.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka bombings 'retaliation' for Christchurch mosque attacks, minister says|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12224693|work=NZ Herald|date=April 23, 2019|access-date=April 23, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424084016/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12224693|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka 'bombing mastermind' named as Moulvi Zahran Hashim|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/23/sri-lanka-bombing-mastermind-named-moulvi-zahran-hashim/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/04/23/sri-lanka-bombing-mastermind-named-moulvi-zahran-hashim/ |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|date=April 23, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[File:President Trump Meets with Mark Zuckerberg (48765678712).jpg|thumb|Facebook CEO [[Mark Zuckerberg]] and Facebook executives with President [[Donald Trump]] in September 2019]] On May 2, 2019, at F8, the company announced its new vision with the tagline "the future is private".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/30/18524188/facebook-f8-keynote-mark-zuckerberg-privacy-future-2019|title=Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the "future is private"|last=Statt|first=Nick|date=April 30, 2019|website=[[The Verge]]|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=February 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221205003/https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/30/18524188/facebook-f8-keynote-mark-zuckerberg-privacy-future-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> A redesign of the website and mobile app was introduced, dubbed as "FB5".<ref>{{cite web |date=May 2019 |title=Facebook pivots to what it wishes it was |url=http://techcrunch.com/2019/05/01/aspirationbook/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221205250/https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/01/aspirationbook/ |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |access-date=May 4, 2019 |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref> The event also featured plans for improving groups,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-technology-202/2019/05/01/the-technology-202-facebook-s-new-emphasis-on-groups-could-leave-it-more-vulnerable-to-disinformation/5cc8c0e01ad2e506550b2ec0/|title=Analysis {{!}} The Technology 202: Facebook's new emphasis on groups could leave it more vulnerable to disinformation|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=May 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503225731/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/the-technology-202/2019/05/01/the-technology-202-facebook-s-new-emphasis-on-groups-could-leave-it-more-vulnerable-to-disinformation/5cc8c0e01ad2e506550b2ec0/|url-status=live}}</ref> a dating platform,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2019/may/01/will-facebooks-secret-crush-end-the-unbearable-pain-of-unrequited-love|title=Will Facebook's Secret Crush end the unbearable pain of unrequited love?|last=Hunt|first=Elle|date=May 1, 2019|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=May 4, 2019|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125081339/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/shortcuts/2019/may/01/will-facebooks-secret-crush-end-the-unbearable-pain-of-unrequited-love|url-status=live}}</ref> end-to-end encryption on its platforms,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/technology/facebook-private-communication-groups.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430204557/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/technology/facebook-private-communication-groups.html |archive-date=April 30, 2019 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Facebook Unveils Redesign as It Tries to Move Past Privacy Scandals|last=Isaac|first=Mike|date=April 30, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 4, 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and allowing users on Messenger to communicate directly with [[WhatsApp]] and Instagram users.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/30/facebook-f8-keynote-announcements/|title=All the important stuff from Facebook's F8 keynote|website=Engadget|date=April 30, 2019 |access-date=May 4, 2019|archive-date=March 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200301181731/https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/30/facebook-f8-keynote-announcements/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=May 2, 2019 |title=Takeaways from F8 and Facebook's next phase |url=http://techcrunch.com/2019/05/02/takeaways-from-f8-and-facebooks-next-phase/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221205250/https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/02/takeaways-from-f8-and-facebooks-next-phase/ |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |access-date=May 4, 2019 |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref> On July 31, 2019, Facebook announced a partnership with [[University of California, San Francisco]] to build a non-invasive, wearable device that lets people type by simply imagining themselves talking.<ref>{{cite web|title=Facebook Reality Labs- UCSF working on tech that reads your mind|url=https://previewtech.net/facebook-human-brain-ucsf/|website=Preview Tech|date=August 17, 2019|access-date=August 18, 2019|archive-date=August 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818035757/https://previewtech.net/facebook-human-brain-ucsf/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 13, 2019, it was revealed that Facebook had enlisted hundreds of contractors to create and obtain transcripts of the audio messages of users.<ref name="latimesreveals">{{cite web|date=August 13, 2019|title=Facebook paid hundreds of contractors to transcribe users' audio|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-13/facebook-paid-hundreds-of-contractors-to-transcribe-audio-of-users|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 13, 2019|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724095530/https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-08-13/facebook-paid-hundreds-of-contractors-to-transcribe-audio-of-users|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bloombergreveals">{{cite web|date=August 13, 2019|title=Facebook Paid Contractors to Transcribe Users' Audio Chats|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-13/facebook-paid-hundreds-of-contractors-to-transcribe-users-audio|access-date=July 10, 2020|website=Bloomberg.com|archive-date=February 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214225146/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-13/facebook-paid-hundreds-of-contractors-to-transcribe-users-audio|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cnbcreveals">{{cite web|last=Haselton|first=Todd|date=August 13, 2019|title=Facebook hired people to transcribe voice calls made on Messenger|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/13/facebook-hired-people-to-transcribe-voice-calls-made-on-messenger.html|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=August 13, 2019|archive-date=November 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127014413/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/13/facebook-hired-people-to-transcribe-voice-calls-made-on-messenger.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This was especially common of Facebook Messenger, where the contractors frequently listened to and transcribed voice messages of users.<ref name="cnbcreveals" /> After this was first reported on by [[Bloomberg News]], Facebook released a statement confirming the report to be true,<ref name="bloombergreveals" /> but also stated that the monitoring program was now suspended.<ref name="bloombergreveals" /> On September 5, 2019, Facebook launched [[Facebook Dating]] in the [[United States]]. This new application allows users to integrate their [[Instagram]] posts in their dating profile.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 5, 2019 |title=Facebook Dating launches in the US, adds Instagram integration |url=http://techcrunch.com/2019/09/05/facebook-dating-launches-in-the-u-s-adds-instagram-integration/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221205102/https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/05/facebook-dating-launches-in-the-u-s-adds-instagram-integration/ |archive-date=February 21, 2021 |access-date=September 5, 2019 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Facebook News, which features selected stories from news organizations, was launched on October 25.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=October 29, 2019|title=Facebook News: App Will Offer Hand-Picked Stories From NPR, Other Outlets|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/10/25/773331294/facebook-news-app-will-offer-hand-picked-stories-from-npr-other-outlets|website=[[NPR]]|first1=Colin|last1=Dwyer|first2=Bill|last2=Chappell|date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=July 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724091954/https://www.npr.org/2019/10/25/773331294/facebook-news-app-will-offer-hand-picked-stories-from-npr-other-outlets|url-status=live}}</ref> Facebook's decision to include [[far-right]] website ''[[Breitbart News]]'' as a "trusted source" was negatively received.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Adi|last1=Robertson|access-date=October 29, 2019|title=Mark Zuckerberg is struggling to explain why Breitbart belongs on Facebook News|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20932653/facebook-news-breitbart-mark-zuckerberg-statement-bias|date=October 25, 2019|website=[[The Verge]]|archive-date=October 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026015022/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20932653/facebook-news-breitbart-mark-zuckerberg-statement-bias|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=October 29, 2019|title=Facebook News Criticized for Including Breitbart as 'Trusted' Source|url=https://www.thewrap.com/facebook-news-criticized-for-including-breitbart-as-trusted-source/|date=October 25, 2019|website=[[TheWrap]]|first1=Lindsey|last1=Ellefson|first2=Sean|last2=Burch|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125160653/https://www.thewrap.com/facebook-news-criticized-for-including-breitbart-as-trusted-source/|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 17, 2019, the banking data for 29,000 Facebook employees was stolen from a payroll worker's car. The data was stored on unencrypted hard drives and included bank account numbers, employee names, the last four digits of their social security numbers, salaries, bonuses, and equity details. The company did not realize the hard drives were missing until November 20. Facebook confirmed that the drives contained employee information on November 29. Employees were not notified of the break-in until December 13, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/13/21020736/facebook-theft-unencrypted-drives-employee-payroll-security|title=A thief stole unencrypted hard drives filled with 29,000 Facebook employees' information|last=Lee|first=Dami|date=December 13, 2019|website=[[The Verge]]|language=en|access-date=December 14, 2019|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111213002/https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/13/21020736/facebook-theft-unencrypted-drives-employee-payroll-security|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 10, 2020, Facebook appointed two new directors Tracey Travis and Nancy Killefer to their board of members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloombergquint.com/technology/facebook-names-two-new-directors-making-board-40-women|title=Facebook Names Two New Directors, Making Board 40% Women|website=BloombergQuint|date=March 9, 2020|language=en|access-date=March 10, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924161337/https://www.bloombergquint.com/technology/facebook-names-two-new-directors-making-board-40-women|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2020, several major companies including [[Adidas]], [[Aviva]], [[The Coca-Cola Company|Coca-Cola]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]], [[InterContinental Hotels Group]], [[Mars, Incorporated|Mars]], [[Starbucks]], [[Target Corporation|Target]], and [[Unilever]], announced they would pause adverts on Facebook for July in support of the [[Stop Hate For Profit]] campaign which claimed the company was not doing enough to remove hateful content.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wakefield|first=Jane|date=June 30, 2020|title=UK hotel and insurance giants pause Facebook ads|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53235302|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723004021/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53235302|url-status=live}}</ref> The BBC noted that this was unlikely to affect the company as most of Facebook's advertising revenue comes from small- to medium-sized businesses.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Clayton|first=James|date=June 29, 2020|title=Could a boycott kill Facebook?|language=en-GB|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53225139|access-date=July 1, 2020|archive-date=November 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118022257/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53225139|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 14, 2020, Facebook started integrating the direct messaging service of [[Instagram]] with its own Messenger for both [[iOS]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] devices. After the update, an update screen is said to pop up on Instagram's mobile app with the following message, "There's a New Way to Message on Instagram" with a list of additional features. As part of the update, the regular DM icon on the top right corner of Instagram will be replaced by the [[Facebook Messenger]] logo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/14/21369737/facebook-merging-instagram-messenger-chats-update|title=Facebook begins merging Instagram and Messenger chats in new update|access-date=August 14, 2020|website=[[The Verge]]|date=August 14, 2020|archive-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117235754/https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/14/21369737/facebook-merging-instagram-messenger-chats-update|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 15, 2020, Facebook launched a climate science information centre to promote authoritative voices on [[climate change]] and provide access of "factual and up-to-date" information on climate science. It featured facts, figures and data from organizations, including the [[Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change]] (IPCC), [[Met Office]], [[UN Environment Programme]] (UNEP), [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA) and [[World Meteorological Organization]] (WMO), with relevant news posts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/facebook-launches-climate-information-centre-following-california-wildfires-and-misinformation-criticisms-12072342|title=Facebook launches climate information centre following California wildfires and misinformation criticisms|access-date=September 15, 2020|website=Sky News|archive-date=December 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203211053/https://news.sky.com/story/facebook-launches-climate-information-centre-following-california-wildfires-and-misinformation-criticisms-12072342|url-status=live}}</ref> After the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 U.S. presidential election]], Facebook temporarily increased the weight of ecosystem quality in its news feed algorithm.<ref>{{cite news|last=Roose|first=Kevin|date=December 16, 2020|title=Facebook reverses postelection algorithm changes that boosted news from authoritative sources|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/16/technology/facebook-reverses-postelection-algorithm-changes-that-boosted-news-from-authoritative-sources|access-date=December 5, 2021}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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