Due to the war between Israel and Gaza, Meta has temporarily changed the default settings for Facebook posts for some users.
company, in a blog post, said it was changing who could comment on new public Facebook posts created by friends or established followers. This is a significant shift from its default policy where anyone can post on a publicly visible account.
Meta did not explicitly outline in the post where the changes would occur, other than to say that the policy changes would apply to “people in the region,” meaning users in the Middle East. (Meta did not immediately respond wealth Seek clarification. ) The company also did not outline how long the policy changes would last.
Regardless of how widely the change is rolled out, other users will also be able to opt into it, the company said.
“Users worldwide can opt-in to this setting and opt in or out at any time, and we are notifying people in the region with specific instructions on how to change this setting,” it wrote.
In addition to these changes, Facebook is making it easier for users to delete comments in bulk and “disabling the feature that typically displays the first one or two comments under a Feed post.”
The changes come as Meta battles a deluge of hate speech and misinformation surrounding the conflict. To protect users, the site has launched a “Lock Your Profile” tool, which prevents non-friends from downloading, enlarging or sharing someone’s profile picture. The feature also hides posts and photos on a profile, regardless of who posted them.
Meta also announced a fix for a bug that prevented Reels and Feed posts from being shared on Instagram.Some users Have complained Pro-Palestinian posts were buried at the site. Meta insisted that the issue “also affects accounts across the globe — not just those trying to post about what’s happening in Israel and Gaza — and that it has nothing to do with the subject matter of the content.”
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