Mark Zuckerberg is revealing more details about his new 'privacy-focused' vision for Facebook — including a major redesign of its app and website built around letting people connect with small groups.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, makes the keynote speech at F8, the Facebook's developer conference, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in San Jose, Calif.
“Look, I get that a lot of people aren’t sure that we are serious about this,” he said to laughter from the crowd. “We are committed to doing this well and to starting a new chapter for our products.” A redesigned Facebook app and desktop version of the site puts private groups in the center of the page. More than 400 million users are in “meaningful” groups — Facebook pages meant to bring people with similar ideas together — according to the company. The redesign is structured to make it as easy to connect with groups as with individual friends, Zuckerberg said.
The redesigned mobile app is live for U.S. users today, and the desktop version is coming later this year. The privacy changes extend to Instagram as well — Facebook executives say the company is starting to test new features that hide “likes” from photos. Users will still be able to see how many likes their photos get, but the number won’t appear at the bottom of each post.
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