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They should be able to better decide for themselves which posts are displayed to them, as the parent company Meta announced on Tuesday. The US group is thus adapting to new EU regulations under the Digital Services Act.
Among other things, users should be able to view posts without the meta-algorithm sorting and prioritizing them. “On Facebook and Instagram, for example, users will have the option to view Stories and Reels only from people they follow, in chronological order from newest to oldest,” shared Meta Manager Nick Clegg. The group also wants to disclose information about the algorithms behind Facebook and Instagram and maintain a database of all advertisements placed in the European Union.
The new EU rules come into force on Friday and provide for stricter rules for online services and search engines. Corporations like Meta, Amazon, Google, Tiktok and X, formerly Twitter, also need to take tougher action against hate speech and misinformation. Tiktok had already announced at the beginning of August that it would allow personalized recommendations to be switched off in the future.
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