Facebook turns off notifications users haven't clicked in a while

Facebook has begun automatically turning off notifications for groups and close friends that users were not interacting with, a company spokesperson tells us.

When this happens, users will see a notice in their notifications window with the option to turn the notifications back on.

“This is part of our efforts to make sure that users are receiving the most meaningful notifications,” the spokesperson said.

Third-party apps using the notifications channel are not affected by this change, which began last month, but there are a number of other quality controls for app notifications.

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