The option of a chronologically-ordered feed was dropped in 2016 by the app.
Mosseri told senators that the company is working on a version of chron feed that will be launched next year.
Mosseri said that they have been focusing on how to give people more control over their experience, like favorites, which puts accounts you favorite at the top of your feed. We've been working on a chron feed for months. I wish I could give you a specific month, but we're aiming for early next year.
Engagement-based rankings order content based on how likely users are to interact with it. Mosseri defined engagement-based rankings as a way to connect people with the content that they might find most appealing.
Critics say that they've helped create clickbait articles, or stories that news outlets write to hook readers' attention. Content that is violent, toxic, false, and politically divisive have been found to be prioritized by engagement-based rankings.
Engagement-based ranking can lead to days-old posts in the app instead of new content.
The parent company of Facebook, Meta, has received criticism over their algorithms.
The press Congress was given documents by a former employee that showed that employees of Facebook were concerned about a change in the way the social networking site works. An internal memo shows that the change was made because people were using the app less.
The order of photos and videos in your feed will be based on your relationship with the person posting and the timeliness of the post, as well as the likelihood you will be interested in the content. We're focusing on making the order better so that all the posts are in a different order.
