Facebook to overhaul news feed to focus on friends and family  Zuckerberg says
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The social network  said Thursday that  it 's overhauling the news feed prioritize posts from family and friends  as opposed to ones from brands and publishers.
"I'm changing the goal I give  our  product teams from focusing on helping you find relevant content to helping you have more meaningful social interactions  " CEO Mark Zuckerberg  wrote on  his  Facebook page.
You can read  Zuckerberg 's post below:
One of our big focus areas for 2018 is to make sure that the time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent. We built... Posted by  Mark Zuckerberg  on Thursday  January 11  2018
 He  also acknowledged that  the company 's business could take a short-term hit as a result of the change -- but it was an important move to make anyway.
"By making these changes  I expect the time people spend on Facebook and some measures of engagement will go down. But I also expect the time you do spend on Facebook will be more valuable "  he  wrote. "And if we do the right thing  I believe that will be good for our community and our business over the long term too."
The social network  said Thursday that  it 's overhauling the news feed prioritize posts from family and friends  as opposed to ones from brands and publishers.
"I'm changing the goal I give  our  product teams from focusing on helping you find relevant content to helping you have more meaningful social interactions   [TGT] wrote on   [TGT]   Facebook page.
You can read  Zuckerberg 's post below:
One of our big focus areas for 2018 is to make sure that the time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent. We built... Posted by   [TGT] on Thursday  January 11  2018
  [TGT]   also acknowledged that  the company 's business could take a short-term hit as a result of the change -- but it was an important move to make anyway.
"By making these changes  I expect the time people spend on Facebook and some measures of engagement will go down. But I also expect the time you do spend on Facebook will be more valuable "  he  wrote. "And if we do the right thing  I believe that will be good for our community and our business over the long term too."