Facebook’s News Feed is broken. No, that is’t a comment on the current state of social media or Mark Zuckerberg’s pledge to fix what’s broken about Facebook.
I mean, it’s literally broken. Many users are reporting that they’re opening the Facebook app and website only to see a big, blank space that says “there are no more posts to show right now.”
Though not affecting all users, the glitch appears to be fairly widespread, with a number of users reporting some variation of the “no posts” issue.
Facebook is broken right now. pic.twitter.com/VHMpX3IJmL
— Meredith Guthrie (@meredithea) January 16, 2018
I'm honestly loving the new Facebook algorithm pic.twitter.com/UNcjOemJWt
— eve peyser (@evepeyser) January 16, 2018
While the apparent glitch may be an annoyance for some Facebook addicts, others are pointing out that it’s actually kind of nice to have some News Feed silence for a change. – READ MORE
[divider][/divider]Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to his social media empire this week that caused stocks — and his fortune — to tumble, Bloomberg news reported.
Zuckerberg lost $3.3 billion Friday after he said content from family and friends, and not media outlets and businesses, will dominate Facebook’s news feed. Facebook’s shares fell as much as 5.5 percent, to $177.40,” Bloomberg reported.
But Zuckerberg won’t be going broke anytime soon. Although he lost his spot as the world’s fourth-richest person to Spanish retail billionaire Amancio Ortega, Zuckerberg’s fortune is still standing strong at $74 billion.
Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives said in published reports that the changes will be better for users and the company in the long run. – READ MORE