Facebook to Warn Users Who Are About to Share Articles Over 3 Months Old

The social network will test other notification screens to provide context

Facebook added to its ongoing efforts to provide context on content shared via its platform with a new notification screen that alerts people who are about to share articles that are over 90 days old.

People can still proceed and share the article if they believe doing so is relevant.

Vice president of News Feed and Stories John Hegeman said in a Newsroom post, “Over the past several months, our internal research found that the timeliness of an article is an important piece of context that helps people decide what to read, trust and share.

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