SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook had boosted its search capabilities to let people find and dive into conversations about news publicly shared at the leading social network.

“Today, we’re updating Facebook Search so that in addition to friends and family, you can find out what the world is saying about topics that matter to you,” vice president of search Tom Stocky said in a blog post.

“When something happens in the world, people often turn to Facebook to see how their friends and family are reacting.”