Star Trek Turns 50; Facebook Celebrates With Custom Reactions

Iconic television show and eventual film franchise Star Trek is celebrating its 50th anniversary Thursday, and Facebook marked the occasion with a custom set of Reactions and a temporary profile picture frame.

Iconic television show and eventual film franchise Star Trek is celebrating its 50th anniversary Thursday, and Facebook marked the occasion with a custom set of Reactions and a temporary profile picture frame.

Lindsey Shepard, the social network’s marketing lead for Messenger, said in a blog post that select users in the U.S. and Canada who have expressed interest in Star Trek or science fiction will see personalized greetings inviting them to add the custom Star Trek frame to their profile pictures.

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Shepard also described the creation of the Star Trek Reactions:

In addition to the greeting and profile frames, we decided to add another element to the celebration with custom Star Trek Reactions.

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