Technology / Internet
Facebook replaces 'Hide All button'
05 Dec 2013 at 03:27hrs | Views
Facebook has replaced its Hide All button with a more to-the-point 'Unfollow,' letting users block all messages and posts from selected friends.
Like the previous button, it gives users the option of blocking content from certain people without offending them, say through de-friending.
The latter alternative severs ties with that person on the social network, without notifying them. This new one allows for more passive aggression.
'This means you are still friends, but updates from that person won't appear in your News Feed. The goal of this change is to help people curate their newsfeed and see more of the content that they care about,' Facebook told Reuters.
The world's largest social network is constantly tweaking its newsfeed - the main page users look at on the network - often by reducing clutter, especially from advertising, and bringing to the surface or revealing the posts deemed most relevant to any particular user.
Facebook began rolling out the 'Unfollow' button and a related change to its users on Monday.
It added a 'Following' button next to the usual 'Like' button on a page or next to the 'Friends' button on a personal timeline, which will also enable users to block posts.
The button may be accessed by clicking a dropdown menu beside a friend's recent update in your newsfeed.
When clicked, the selected update and all future correspondences from that person will placed out of sight and, thus, out of mind.
Facebook insists it's not about passive aggression, it's about tidiness.
'The goal of this change is to help people curate their News Feed and see more of the content that they care about,' a Facebook spokesperson told NBC News.
Like the previous button, it gives users the option of blocking content from certain people without offending them, say through de-friending.
The latter alternative severs ties with that person on the social network, without notifying them. This new one allows for more passive aggression.
'This means you are still friends, but updates from that person won't appear in your News Feed. The goal of this change is to help people curate their newsfeed and see more of the content that they care about,' Facebook told Reuters.
The world's largest social network is constantly tweaking its newsfeed - the main page users look at on the network - often by reducing clutter, especially from advertising, and bringing to the surface or revealing the posts deemed most relevant to any particular user.
Facebook began rolling out the 'Unfollow' button and a related change to its users on Monday.
It added a 'Following' button next to the usual 'Like' button on a page or next to the 'Friends' button on a personal timeline, which will also enable users to block posts.
The button may be accessed by clicking a dropdown menu beside a friend's recent update in your newsfeed.
When clicked, the selected update and all future correspondences from that person will placed out of sight and, thus, out of mind.
Facebook insists it's not about passive aggression, it's about tidiness.
'The goal of this change is to help people curate their News Feed and see more of the content that they care about,' a Facebook spokesperson told NBC News.
Source - Daily Mail
