Zuckerberg Tweaked Facebook Algorithm After Election

Several days after the election, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg agreed to increase the weight that the social network’s algorithm uses to make sure “authoritative news” appeared more prominently, the New York Times reports.

“The change was part of the ‘break glass’ plans Facebook had spent months developing for the aftermath of a contested election. It resulted in a spike in visibility for big, mainstream publishers like CNN, The New York Times and NPR, while posts from highly engaged hyperpartisan pages, such as Breitbart and Occupy Democrats, became less visible.”