Facebook Now Lets You Hit Snooze on World Cup Updates

Facebook will now let users hit snooze on World Cup news if they don't want to know the result yet. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)Facebook unleashed a new update to its newsfeed on Wednesday that lets people snooze World Cup news so they don’t accidentally consume spoilers before they’re ready. The update also works for other sports and current events.

Facebook’s new snooze controls for the newsfeed.The new feature gives Facebook users more control over what they see on their newsfeed. The platform uses an algorithm to decide what posts appear on a user’s feed. Increasing user-control is something the company has been doubling down on in the wake of complaints.

Users can snooze posts by…