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But no, we did not remove them because we were looking to decrease our page load time – although we're constantly looking for ways to do so – and there's no big search engine optimization conspiracy behind it either.
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This would decrease their page view numbers, but not visits, which is what Hitwise tracks.
Just to put an official nail in the coffin of this rumor, I asked news feed manager Cathcart straight-up: "Did Facebook decrease organic Page reach to boost sales of Promoted Posts?" His flat-out answer was "NO".
It could tweak its homepage algorithm (EdgeRank) and decrease the reach of our Pages at any time (it seems it did recently), meaning less engagement and traffic for us.
Killing Rumors With Facts: No, Facebook Didn't Decrease Page Feed Reach To Sell More Promoted Posts.
Many have suspected the reason Facebook decreased Page Reach was to con Pages into buying ads, but really, the drop in reach was unavoidable.
Lots of people now mistakenly think Facebook decreased Page reach to increase ad sales.
Josh Constine wrote an insightful post last week, debunking the myth that Facebook has decreased page post reach to increase the sales of promoted posts.
The authors have stated that as the volume fraction is increased, the fluid becomes more viscous and the velocity of the flow in the enclosure decreases (page 7 of 8).
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