Facebook changes trending topics section after backlash

Facebook is once again trying to strengthen its reputation as a place for news as it tries to figure out how to curb misinformation from spreading on the site.The social network on Wednesday announced a major revamp to its trending topics feature -- that section on the right-hand side of your news feed that lists news topics that are popular on Facebook. Gone is the personalized interest-based list of topics. Now everyone in a geographic region will see the same trending topics.With its 1.79 bil