Web Publishers May Get Hurt by Facebook's Newsfeed Overhaul

  • Users to see fewer posts from businesses, Zuckerberg announces
  • Media firms ask for more detail as they prepare for changes

Zuckerberg Aims to Bring Facebook Back to Its Social Network Roots

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After Mark Zuckerberg fixes Facebook, the media industry may need some repairs.

Following years of hiring editors and investing in content specifically for the social-media giant’s mighty news feed, Facebook Inc.’s CEO announced sweeping changes that will redirect the site’s 2 billion-plus users more toward posts from friends and family and away from business and media content.