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Facebook’s redesign is making it more like Instagram

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Continuing CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plan to make Facebook "way more culturally influential than it is today," Meta is announcing a bunch of new updates to help you "cut through the clutter" and make content in the app. The changes include tweaks to how you see and interact with photos in your feed that could make the experience feel a bit more like Instagram. As part of updates to make your feed "simpler and more immersive," when you post multiple photos at once, they'll show up in a grid, and you'll also be able to double tap photos to like them. The company is redesigning how you make Stories and feed posts by "putting the most popular tool … Read the full story at The Verge. * This article was originally published here

Facebook and Instagram have a new hub to help get hijacked accounts back

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The new hub centralizes account support options. Meta on Thursday announced it is launching a new, centralized support hub for Facebook and Instagram, acknowledging that getting help hasn’t always been as easy as it should be. The space will bring together all the support features users of both networks need to report account issues or recover one they’ve lost access to. “Getting help with your account should be simple and accessible,” the company explained, adding that it’s aware “support hasn’t always met expectations.” The update is rolling out globally to users of both social media platforms on iOS and Android. Meta said it is also working on an AI assistant “for instant, personalized help” with things like recovering your account or updating settings. Initially, this will only be available to Facebook users, but Meta said it is “exploring bringing it to our other apps in the future.” As the hub is accessed through the Facebook or Instagram apps, it’s not clear how...