Facebook has changed how its ‘On This Day’ feature works, by granting users the option to hide away dates they’d rather not be reminded of.
The feature, which selects a post from the user’s past and re-displays it on a specific date, recently came under scrutiny when posts of a sensitive nature begun reappearing without warning.
"We know that people share a range of meaningful moments on Facebook," a company representative told TheVerge. "As a result, everyone has various kinds of memories that can be surfaced — good, bad, and everything in between. So for the millions of people who use 'On This Day,' we've added these filters to give them more control over the memories they see."
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The feature, which selects a post from the user’s past and re-displays it on a specific date, recently came under scrutiny when posts of a sensitive nature begun reappearing without warning.
"We know that people share a range of meaningful moments on Facebook," a company representative told TheVerge. "As a result, everyone has various kinds of memories that can be surfaced — good, bad, and everything in between. So for the millions of people who use 'On This Day,' we've added these filters to give them more control over the memories they see."
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