Facebook’s News Feed Is Now Meta’s Feed

Last Updated on February 16, 2022 by Anu Joy

Meta has announced that it is renaming the “News Feed” section of Facebook to just “Feed”. This seemingly not-so-big change was announced via a tweet from the company. News Feed was introduced to the platform in 2006 and this is the first time in 15 years that the company has renamed it. Read on to know if this change means more than just dropping a word from the name.

What’s New In The Meta Feed

After last year’s Facebook to Meta rebranding, the latest name change is happening for the News Feed section of Meta (earlier known as Facebook). News Feed is now just Feed for Meta users. The company announced the rebranding via Twitter yesterday and wished users happy scrolling with their Feed.

News Feed, now known as Feed, is the main interface on Meta that lets users scroll through numerous posts shared by their family and friends, including photos, videos, and text posts. Reportedly, the name change is to better reflect the diverse content people see on their feeds and will not impact the app experience any more than its intended purpose.

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Moreover, renaming the interface could also help users avoid confusing the dedicated News Tab on the app with News Feed, which used to be the case earlier. Meta said that the News Feed name made people think it was a platform for news stories instead of posts from family and friends. Hence, the name change seems to give users a better idea about what type of content the app serves.

Furthermore, Meta has said that it is working on limiting the amount of political content on user’s homepages. We can deduce that the name change will definitely help clear the air around controversies and misinformation pertaining to political issues usually spread on the platform.

What do you think of this new name for your News Feed on Meta? Do let us know in the comments section below.