It's Holiday Season and Facebook Wants You To Friend Your Family

In a move that might make some teenage and young adult Facebook users shudder, the service has started asking users to “Invite your family to Facebook.” Starting last week, from what we’ve seen, Facebook has included a notice at the top of some users’ home pages reminding them that “Facebook is a great way to keep in touch with family. Invite your relatives today and start sharing photos, messages, and videos with them!”

If you decide you do in fact want to invite your family, click on the “Invite Family” button and you’ll be taken to Facebook’s contact importer so you can email relatives or find their contact info on other services.

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