Meta’s Latest App Looks Like Reddit
Meta has launched a new app called Forum, which resembles Reddit and focuses on discussions within Facebook Groups. The app allows users to log in with their Facebook accounts and features an AI assistant to provide advice and recommendations. This is Meta's second attempt at creating a standalone Groups app, following a previous version that was discontinued in 2017.
- ▪The app Forum is designed for deeper discussions and community engagement.
- ▪Users can access Forum using their Facebook login, linking it to their existing groups.
- ▪Meta has included AI features to assist users and group admins with content moderation.
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Meta has a new app on the App Store, and it looks an awful lot like Reddit. The app, called Forum, is “a dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and communities you care about,” according to its App Store page.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000762760","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"artificial-intelligence","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"artificial-intelligence","TAGS":"forum,meta,reddit","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); In practice, it is just a standalone app version of Facebook’s existing Groups feature, in which Facebook users can join groups and…
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