Facebook test offers more control over who you see in your News Feed

Facebook might soon help you manage the overly chatty people in your social stream. The Meta brand is testing News Feed controls that let you raise or lower the volume of content you see from friends, groups, Pages and relevant topics. If a relative posts far too often while a favorite group hardly shows up at all, you can balance their appearances in your preferences. Already available controls for favorites, reconnecting, snoozing and unfollowing should also be easier to find. Facebook's test ...