Twitter tests new advertisement strategy for trending topic
The banners appear for the first two times a user visits that day, according to the report.
Jul 13, 2018, 20:36 PM IST
Facebook kills 'trending' topics, tests breaking news label
When Facebook launched "trending" in 2014 as a list of headlines to the side of the main news feed, it was a straightforward move to steal users from Twitter by giving them a quick look at the most popular news of the moment.
Jun 02, 2018, 07:56 AM IST
Facebook promoted fake news story on Trending Topics
Trending Topics, which was introduced in 2014, was designed to help people discover interesting and relevant conversations happening on Facebook - about breaking news and events from around the world.
Aug 30, 2016, 10:06 AM IST
Trending Topics: Facebook makes changes to avoid political bias
Facebook updated terminology in its guidelines to be clearer and gave reviewers refresher training that emphasised content decisions may not be based on politics or ideology.
May 24, 2016, 11:51 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg meets leading conservatives over 'Trending Topics' row
"Trending Topics" was launched in 2014 to surface major conversations happening on Facebook.
May 19, 2016, 12:14 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg clears air on 'Trending Topics' issue on Facebook – Read full text
As per reports, the contractors working on Facebook's Trending Topics have been suppressing conservative stories.
May 15, 2016, 11:45 AM IST
Facebook launches probe into report of political bias
The accusation sparked an outcry on social media and prompted a US Senate inquiry into Facebook`s practices.
May 14, 2016, 02:24 AM IST
Facebook releases employee guidelines amid accusations of political bias
Technology news website Gizmodo on Monday reported that a former Facebook employee said workers “routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers” while “artificially” adding other stories to the trending list.
May 13, 2016, 12:41 PM IST
