How News Feed Works
News Feed is the constantly updating list of stories in the middle of your home page. News Feed includes status updates, photos, videos, links, app activity and likes from people, Pages and groups that you follow on Facebook.
Posts that you see in News Feed are meant to keep you connected to the people, places and things that you care about, starting with your friends and family.
Posts that you see first are influenced by your connections and activity on Facebook. The number of comments, likes and reactions a post receives and what kind of story it is (example: photo, video, status update) can also make it more likely to appear higher up in your News Feed.
Posts that you might see first include:
- A friend or family member commenting on or liking another friend's photo or status update.
- A person reacting to a post from a publisher that a friend has shared.
- Multiple people replying to each other’s comments on a video they watched or an article they read in News Feed.
Keep in mind that if you feel you're missing posts you'd like to see, or seeing posts in your News Feed that you don't want to see, you can adjust your settings.
Your News Feed includes posts about your friends’ activity on Facebook, including when your friends comment on posts from people you’re not friends with. You also might see posts about your friends commenting in public groups that you're not a member of.
If you don’t want to see posts in your News Feed about a friend’s activity on Facebook, you can:
- Unfollow that friend.
- Learn how to adjust what you see in your News Feed.
- Learn how to hide posts you don’t want to see.
Sometimes a post that you’ve already seen will move to the top of News Feed because many of your friends have liked or commented on it. This helps you see popular posts and conversations that your friends are interacting with the most.
If you feel you're missing posts you'd like to see, or seeing posts in your News Feed that you don't want to see, you can adjust your settings.
When you share something, people you include in the audience of the post may see it in News Feeds.
Learn how to change the audience of something you've shared.
Learn how to see the most recent posts at the top of your News Feed, and how to adjust your News Feed preferences.
Your News Feed should be filled with updates from the people and Pages you follow. If your feed is blank, close and reopen Facebook to refresh your News Feed. If that doesn't work, please learn how to report a problem with Facebook.
It can be frustrating not having your News Feed work properly, and we're working hard to improve the experience.
If older stories aren't properly loading on your News Feed, please let us know.
Your posts should show up right away on News Feed for your selected audience.
If your posts aren't appearing, let us know. We understand that this can be frustrating, and your feedback can help us improve the experience.
