Facebook cracks down on spammy content by cutting reach and monetization
- Meta announced new enforcement actions against low-quality, manipulative content on Facebook on Thursday, April 24.
- The company acts because some accounts game the algorithm using spammy tactics for views and monetization advantages.
- These tactics include unrelated photo captions, excessive hashtags, wordy posts, and creating hundreds of duplicate accounts.
- Meta states it is "targeting the behavior that's gaming distribution and monetization."
- Penalties will restrict content reach to followers only and make accounts ineligible for monetization.
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