FACEBOOK CONSIDERS GIVING UP AND BECOMING TIKTOK
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Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok - changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone. Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the platform will begin testing a "reimagined experience" later this year that will put a subset of users into a "full-screen video the moment they open the app." Meta…
According to The Verge, Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok - changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone.
The available RSS description adds: Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the platform will begin testing a "reimagined experience" later this year that will put a subset of users into a "full-screen video the moment they open the app." Meta…
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- The Verge: Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok - changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone.
- The Verge: Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the platform will begin testing a "reimagined experience" later this year that will put a subset of users into a "full-screen video the moment they open the app." Meta…
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STORY TIMELINE
- 24/07/2026, 12:00 PRIMARY FEED FACEBOOK CONSIDERS GIVING UP AND BECOMING TIKTOK (The Verge • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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