The Lacuna Project

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Exhibit 715

Bringing People Closer Together

Exhibit 715 ยท Company announcement

Bringing People Closer Together

With this update, we will also prioritize posts that spark conversations and meaningful interactions between people.

Announcement of the News Feed ranking change that prioritizes posts that spark conversations and meaningful interactions; warns Pages may see reach and watch time decrease.

Source
Facebook (Adam Mosseri, Head of News Feed)
Date
11 January 2018
Quoted from
Body, second section
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://about.fb.com/news/2018/01/news-feed-fyi-bringing-people-closer-together/
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding POL-3.2
Primary record In January 2018 Adam Mosseri announced that Facebook would prioritize posts that spark conversations and meaningful interactions between people in News Feed. The company's 10-K for 2017 said it expected the change to reduce time spent and some measures of user engagement.