It looks like Facebook is going the way of Twitter and Instagram.
Soon users will be able to unfollow friends whose comments and updates
they'd like to remove from their News Feed, according to a Facebook
spokesperson.
Yes, that's right folks! Now, if you're not a fan of
Suzy Q's droning on about Cyber Monday or Larry's love for his kitty
cats or Amy's insufferable photos of the latest adorable thing her
daughter did, you can just nix them from your News Feed with the quick
click of a button. The new phrasing will replace the existing "hide all"
button, which is available to users in the drop-down on posts in the
News Feed. The best part is that users will not be notified if
they've been unfollowed, thus keeping your social circle intact and
avoiding any hard feelings. The functionality ultimately allows you to
avoid news you're not interested in, without actually "defriending"
someone and shrinking your social presence. "The goal of this
change is to help people curate their News Feed and see more of the
content that they care about," a Facebook spokesperson wrote in a
statement given to Mashable. The new language lines right up with
other applications like Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter, which all use
follow and unfollow to indicate whose news and posts you have access to. What do you think, Yahoo readers? Will you be using the new unfollow button when it launches?
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