Facebook may ditch the ‘Like’ feature
By Reuters
04 September 2019 |
3:27 pm
Facebook May Ditch the 'Like' Feature According to CNBC, the platform says they may run the test soon, but has not confirmed when. Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, already started a similar analysis earlier this year.
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