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03-01-2018, 07:58 AM
Social publisher LittleThings shuts down, citing Facebook algorithm changes
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From humble beginnings as a blog for a pet food venture, in four years LittleThings accrued millions of followers and views on its social platforms through feel-good content.
But the publisher announced that it would be no more on Tuesday, putting the blame largely on Facebook's algorithm changes in an email to all staff, published by Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com.au/littlethings-online-publisher-shuts-down-and-blames-facebook-algorithm-2018-2?r=US&IR=T).*
SEE ALSO: How to turn off Facebook's new face recognition features (https://mashable.com/2018/02/28/how-to-turn-off-facebook-face-recognition/)
Facebook's "prioritisation of friends/family content over publishers was the last straw" for LittleThings, something which the social media platform implemented in early January. (https://mashable.com/2018/01/11/facebook-news-feed-algorithm-changes-family-friends/) Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/28/littlethings-facebook-algorithm-changes/)
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From humble beginnings as a blog for a pet food venture, in four years LittleThings accrued millions of followers and views on its social platforms through feel-good content.
But the publisher announced that it would be no more on Tuesday, putting the blame largely on Facebook's algorithm changes in an email to all staff, published by Business Insider (https://www.businessinsider.com.au/littlethings-online-publisher-shuts-down-and-blames-facebook-algorithm-2018-2?r=US&IR=T).*
SEE ALSO: How to turn off Facebook's new face recognition features (https://mashable.com/2018/02/28/how-to-turn-off-facebook-face-recognition/)
Facebook's "prioritisation of friends/family content over publishers was the last straw" for LittleThings, something which the social media platform implemented in early January. (https://mashable.com/2018/01/11/facebook-news-feed-algorithm-changes-family-friends/) Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/28/littlethings-facebook-algorithm-changes/)
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