Facebook adds unsend feature to Messenger

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Why it matters: Facebook has finally made good on its promise to add an “unsend” feature to Messenger, granting users up to 10 minutes to retract messages from Messenger chat logs. Offending messages can still be reported to Facebook, however, so users aren't being entirely let off the hook for bad behavior.

The social network came under fire last April when it was discovered that CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives seemingly had the power to delete their messages from users’ inboxes. Normally, when someone deletes a message from a conversation (like via e-mail), it’s only done so locally, and the other party retains a copy.

Because Facebook controls the entire communications channel with Messenger, certain executives were able to delete all copies of messages. Critically, Facebook never bothered to tell the public about this ability.

Shortly after, Facebook said it would be building an unsend feature for everyone. It’s taken nearly 10 months but said feature is now available to everyone on Android and iOS.

To remove a message, simply tap it and select the “Remove for Everyone” option. You will have up to 10 minutes to remove an unintended message after sending it.

Curiously, there’s also the option to “Remove for You” which will only remove a message from your view, not everyone else in the chat. Try as I might, I can’t think of a scenario where this would be useful. If you're into Facebook communications you may also want to try their Messenger Lite.

 

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[Disco Bob]

Glad i do  not use any fedbook thing ..... Im shocked what people do share and post though without even reading articles ..... I log on and lose IQ points every time :)