{"id":15922,"date":"2019-04-01T21:20:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T04:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=15922"},"modified":"2019-04-01T21:20:17","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T04:20:17","slug":"why-am-i-seeing-this-we-have-an-answer-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=15922","title":{"rendered":"Why Am I Seeing This? We Have an Answer for You"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card-padding remove-padding-bottom\">\n<div class=\"featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg?w=960\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg?w=960 960w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg?w=583 583w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"659\" data-attachment-id=\"14951\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this\/why_am_i_seehis_post_v3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3001,2060\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Why_Am_I_See\u2026his_Post_V3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why_am_i_seee280a6his_post_v3.jpg?w=960\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card-padding remove-padding-top remove-padding-bottom hide-overflow\">\n<div class=\"post-content\">\n<p><i>By Ramya Sethuraman, Product Manager<\/i><\/p>\n<p>News Feed is always personalized to you \u2014 and starting today you\u2019ll have even more information and control over your experience.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re introducing \u201cWhy am I seeing this post?\u201d to help you better understand and more easily control what you see from friends, Pages and Groups in your News Feed. This is the first time that we\u2019ve built information on how ranking works directly into the app.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re also making improvements to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/562973647153813?helpref=faq_content\">Why am I seeing this ad<\/a>?\u201d a tool we launched back in 2014. We\u2019ve received valuable feedback over the years that has helped us expand the information we share with people about the ads they see.<\/p>\n<p>This means you\u2019ll be able to tap on posts and ads in News Feed, get context on why they\u2019re appearing, and take action to further personalize what you see.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14964 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=591\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=591 960w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=1920&amp;h=1182 1920w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=600&amp;h=370 600w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=300&amp;h=185 300w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=768&amp;h=473 768w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=1024&amp;h=631 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"591\" data-attachment-id=\"14964\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=591\" data-orig-size=\"3967,2444\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Why Am I Seeing This Post v1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=591?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this-post-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=591?w=960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Helping You Understand and Control the Posts You See<\/b><br \/>\nThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2018\/05\/inside-feed-news-feed-ranking\/\">goal of News Feed<\/a>\u00a0is to show people the posts that are most relevant to them. \u201cWhy am I seeing this post?\u201d, which can be found in the drop down menu in the right hand corner of a post, explains how your past interactions impact the ranking of posts in your News Feed. Specifically, you\u2019ll be able to see:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why you\u2019re seeing a certain post in your News Feed \u2014 for example, if the post is from a friend you made, a Group you joined, or a Page you followed.<\/li>\n<li>What information generally has the largest influence over the order of posts, including: (a) how often you interact with posts from people, Pages or Groups; (b) how often you interact with a specific type of post, for example, videos, photos or links; and (c) the popularity of the posts shared by the people, Pages and Groups you follow.<\/li>\n<li>Shortcuts to controls, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/1188278037864643?helpref=search&amp;sr=1&amp;query=see%20first\">See First<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/190078864497547\">Unfollow<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/371675846332829?helpref=search&amp;sr=1&amp;query=news%20feed%20preferences\">News Feed Preferences<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/395495000532167?helpref=search&amp;sr=1&amp;query=privacy%20shortcuts\">Privacy Shortcuts<\/a>, to help you personalize your News Feed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>During our research on \u201cWhy am I seeing this post?\u201d, people told us that transparency into News Feed algorithms wasn\u2019t enough without corresponding controls. People wanted to be able to take action, so we\u2019ve made it easy to manage what you see in News Feed right from this feature.<\/p>\n<p>People\u2019s feedback also helped us determine what specific information would be most valuable to highlight. For example, we\u2019ve included examples of people\u2019s interactions that contribute to each of the three signal categories we show in the feature. Over time, we\u2019ll continue to get feedback on \u201cWhy am I seeing this post?\u201d and make improvements.<\/p>\n<p><b>Giving You More Context on Your Ads\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\nWe\u2019re also making updates to \u201cWhy am I seeing this ad?\u201d. Since we launched this feature more than four years ago, you\u2019ve been able to see how factors like basic demographic details, interests and website visits contribute to the ads in your News Feed. Now we\u2019ll include additional details about the ads you see when information on an advertiser\u2019s list matches your Facebook profile.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses can reach their customers by uploading information they already have, such as emails or phone numbers. We then try to match the ad to the most relevant audience without revealing any identifiable information back to the business. \u201cWhy am I seeing this ad?\u201d will now provide details such as when the advertiser uploaded the information or if the advertiser worked with another marketing partner to run the ad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14965 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=898\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=898 960w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png?w=428&amp;h=400 428w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png?w=300&amp;h=280 300w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png?w=768&amp;h=718 768w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png?w=1024&amp;h=957 1024w, https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png 1306w\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"898\" data-attachment-id=\"14965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2019\/03\/why-am-i-seeing-this\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=898\" data-orig-size=\"1306,1221\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"What Am I Seeing This Ad v1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=898?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/fbnewsroomus.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/what-am-i-seeing-this-ad-v1.png?w=960&amp;h=898?w=960\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>An Ongoing Commitment<\/b><br \/>\nBoth of these updates are part of our ongoing investment in giving people more context and control across Facebook. We will continue to listen to your feedback and evolve these features over time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ramya Sethuraman, Product Manager News&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,9,12,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-opinion","category-science-tech","category-u-s-a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15922"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15923,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15922\/revisions\/15923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}