Zuckerberg announces Newsfeed change “less businesses, brands and media content”

The main discussion on this topic is on the front page with over 124 points and 124 comments:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16129401

This is probably coming after a drop in user(s) or engagement. I know I personally have completely stopped using Facebook (same with many friends). It's easier to simply setup a Signal group and text (which I do with even my parents and 80 year old grandfather).

Fixing Facebook was one of his new year resolutions:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-04/mark-zuck...

https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10104380170714571

no comments yet - how strange! seems like a major change, assuming he can follow through on it, which might be hindered by all the other stakeholders FB is beholden to. i have NEVER really used it for social engagement (ie always passively) so i won't notice any effect, but curious if it does make things substantially better