Facebook to close unpopular email service

Facebook is doing away with its email service, the company announced Monday. Previously, the company had controversially listed an “@facebook.com” email address as a Facebook user’s default email address. Emails sent to that address would go to the user’s message box.

But now, Facebook is phasing this out — because of a lack of participation.

A Facebook spokesperson explained to Inside Facebook what will happen:

Over the next few weeks we’re notifying people who use their @facebook.com email that the feature is changing.

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