Facebook Stories Isn’t Rolling Out Yet, But Testing Has Expanded to More Countries
Select users in Chile, Vietnam and Greece can now play with Facebook Stories and its other new camera features
The Facebook Stories feature that the social network began testing with select iOS and Android users in Ireland in January is being tested in a few more countries, but there are no plans as of yet to roll it out globally.
A Facebook spokesperson said in an email to Social Pro Daily that the social network began testing Facebook Stories with users in Chile, Vietnam and Greece earlier this week.
The inspiration behind Facebook Stories (Snapchat aside) was the realization that the “What’s on your mind?” status update composer is still more geared toward text than toward the photos and videos that are now being shared far more frequently, along with a move toward giving users more flexibility in how they share content by adding the option of making that content disappear rather than remaining permanent.
Facebook Stories is one of three components of the new camera the social network has been testing, along...
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