http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2018/06/01/facebook-is-shutting-down-its-notorious-trending-feature/ > Facebook is discontinuing its troubled "trending" section, the social network announced Friday. > The section, which launched in 2014, was designed to help people quickly find interesting topics on Facebook. But Alex Hardiman, the company's head of news products, said in a blog post that users are shifting to consuming news on their phones and through video.