Trending Topics

Twitter to introduce Explore tab containing Moments, live video and trending topics

Twitter has announced that it is going to replace the Moments tab with a new Explore tab, that contains Moments, live video and trending topics.

Facebook fights fake news and misinformation; revamps Trending Topics

In a move to curb the spread of fake news and misinformation, Facebook has revamped its Trending Topics feature that will now allow every user from a region to see the same trending topic.

Trump says Facebook and Twitter helped him win

Facebook has been denying its role in making Trump the 45th President of the US.

Facebook Trending topics show algorithms still have a long way to go before replacing human editors

Algorithms and bots are great at number crunching, but understanding a nuance in a news story - that's an altogether different skill.

Facebook takes down article claiming '9/11' to be a conspiracy from Trending Topics

Facebook "Trending" topic algorithms pushed a conspiracy theory article claiming that "9/11" was a "controlled demolition."

Facebook faces music over fake story in Trending Topics

Social networking giant Facebook is facing the music over a fake story that it promoted on the Trending Topics feature over the last weekend.

Facebook says internal probe does not show political bias in 'Trending Topics' section

Facebook Inc will no longer rely on a top-10 list of websites to help choose items for its Trending Topics section, even though an internal probe showed no evidence of political bias in the selection process, the company said on Monday.

Facebook drops news outlet input in 'trending topics' review

Facebook says it is dropping its reliance on news outlets to help determine what gets posted as a "trending topic" on the giant social network, a move adopted after a backlash over a report saying it suppressed conservative views.

Facebook's Trending Topics ranking controversy may have been because of an inexperienced team

An inexperienced and unorganised team may have been controlling the now-controversial Trending Topics feature of Facebook, according to media reports.

The Twitterisation of Facebook continues with 'Trending Topics' feature

Facebook this week has started testing 'trending topics' on some US users, which is a feature that strongly resembles Twitter's 'trends'