Welcome to this week’s top social media stories: Facebook announced “Clear History,” a new way for brands to incorporate AR in Messenger and the platform has extended its test of the new downvote button.
Facebook’s yearly developers’ event took place this week and the company announced many upcoming new features. First, Mark Zuckerberg said that a new feature allowing users to clear their complete browsing history on the platform is underway. This is a direct consequence of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, of course.
But F8 was also about Messenger and a new AR integration for brands. It will only be available to a few select partner brands for now, but it looks awesome.
Finally, Instagram also announced the launch of video chat. The feature was first reported a couple of months back, and now it’s official!
Want more? Here are the top 5 most talked about stories this week:
- Facebook Will Introduce “Clear History” To Further Protect Your Privacy
- Brands Will Now Be Able To Incorporate AR Into Their Messenger Experiences
- Facebook’s Downvote Button Is Rolling Out To More Users
- Confirmed: Instagram Is Introducing Video Chat
- Nike Gave Sneakerheads The Best Creative Tool To “Line Up” On Instagram
All the way from Eastern Europe tackling the social media workflow is this week’s 12 Questions podcast guest, the young and talented Co-Founder and CEO of Planable, Xenia Muntean.
Tune in next Sunday for a new edition of our weekly social media recap. Enjoy the week ahead!
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