Did Facebook have no feed controls before this feature?
No. Facebook had already offered Show More and Show Less controls. Meta’s 2026 announcement describes a newer topic-management and natural-language feedback experience.
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Meta’s New Feed Controls Make a Promise. The Ranking System Still Decides.Facebook’s natural-language feed controls make preference editing easier, but the platform still translates each request into ranking signals.
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