Facebook steps up promotion of groups content in feeds, around the web

By Katie Paul
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would start promoting content from public Facebook Groups in users' news feeds and in search engine results, defying calls by watchdog groups to limit algorithmic recommendations ahead of U.S. elections next month.
In a blog post, Facebook app chief Fidji Simo said the company would surface recommendations in news feeds by showing "related discussions" from public groups next to a link or post. Facebook Groups are communities that form around shared interests, and public groups' posts can be viewed by any user.
Simo said Facebook would also start showing conversations from public groups outside the app, such as in web searches.
Facebook declined to specify when the changes would be rolled out, with a spokesman saying only that U.S. tests ...


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