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Facebook is currently testing different breaking news model as a replacement for the Trending Topic section, with a "breaking news" label and a dedicated local news tab, called Today In.

While the "Trending Topics" section raised some controversy in reaction to the 2016 removal of human moderators from Trending Topics, leaving it solely to AI algorithm, which opened the door for larger scandals like misinformation and fake news campaigns.

The "breaking news" feature is being tested by about 80 publishers, Facebook will also launch live news coverage, with daily news briefings and weekly deep dives in Watch tab, its homepage for video.

And the "Today In" section will be concerned with local news stories, which will be kicking off in 33 US cities, with an estimated average of 8 percent traffic from Facebook to the publishers pages.

According to Facebook, research shows that over time people found the Trending Topic to be less and less useful, albeit it was only available in five countries and accounted for less than 1.5 percent of clicks to news publishers on average.

The company have scheduled the removal of Trending from Facebook platform next week and also remove products and third-party partner integration that rely on the Trends API.

Facebook is exploring new ways to help people stay informed about timely, breaking news that matters to them, while making sure the news they see on the platform is from trustworthy and quality sources.

Facebook Trending Topics section to give way for breaking News models



Facebook is currently testing different breaking news model as a replacement for the Trending Topic section, with a "breaking news" label and a dedicated local news tab, called Today In.

While the "Trending Topics" section raised some controversy in reaction to the 2016 removal of human moderators from Trending Topics, leaving it solely to AI algorithm, which opened the door for larger scandals like misinformation and fake news campaigns.

The "breaking news" feature is being tested by about 80 publishers, Facebook will also launch live news coverage, with daily news briefings and weekly deep dives in Watch tab, its homepage for video.

And the "Today In" section will be concerned with local news stories, which will be kicking off in 33 US cities, with an estimated average of 8 percent traffic from Facebook to the publishers pages.

According to Facebook, research shows that over time people found the Trending Topic to be less and less useful, albeit it was only available in five countries and accounted for less than 1.5 percent of clicks to news publishers on average.

The company have scheduled the removal of Trending from Facebook platform next week and also remove products and third-party partner integration that rely on the Trends API.

Facebook is exploring new ways to help people stay informed about timely, breaking news that matters to them, while making sure the news they see on the platform is from trustworthy and quality sources.
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