Facebook Adds Simplified News Feed Hide Button. But How to Get Apps Back?

Facebook’s recently-redesigned home page features a top stories view of the most interesting items that your friends are sharing, plus a live feed view of the most recent items. And both views just got a seemingly small new update: A simplified interface for hiding whoever is sharing stories that you don’t want to see.

Here’s how it works. Drag your mouse over a feed story item. You’ll see the word “hide” appear. Then mouse over it and you’ll see it turn into a button.

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