The social media company Facebook wants, among other things, to offer users the opportunity to find the love of their life on the platform.

As AllFacebook and Watson report, CEO Mark Zuckerberg is focusing on the term “responsibility” in 2018.

At the F8 developer conference, Zuckerberg announced a diverse collection of innovations. The features come from a wide variety of areas, but should be based on a common focus. Partner services such as Instagram and WhatsApp also benefit from these developments.

The social media platform Facebook no longer sees itself as a mere tool provider, but wants them to be used correctly. The safety of the users should come first. According to AllFacebook, 20,000 people will ensure that those who want to place political ads will be more closely monitored in the future. Admins of large sites have to verify themselves and the advertisements should become much more transparent.

Most of the innovations presented were already known, but there are also some very interesting innovations, such as the planned online dating. Below is an overview of the planned new features:

Clear History Tool

This application is intended to allow you to see at a glance which apps and websites collect information about the user. You should be able to manage what is collected and delete the history, just as easily as with the Internet browser.

Group Watch

Members of a Facebook group should be able to participate in a live stream together.

Dating profiles

Zuckerberg has his own vision for this feature: arranging long-term relationships.

If you know from other dating platforms that there are only simple dates or one-night stands, you should find the love of your life on Facebook. It should not be obvious to others from your friends list whether you are using this function on Facebook.

Comment voting

Comments should be able to be rated in the future. Comments that are particularly useful to other users should be displayed first.

Make-over for the Explore section on Instagram

In this area, users can find individually tailored posts from large Instagram pages as well as trending topics. This should now be revised and sorted according to relevant topics to make diving into certain topics easier.

Video chat for Instagram

What many users know from WhatsApp will now also be available for Instagram – video chat.

Share in Stories

If you find a good song on Spotify or discover a particularly funny tweet, you can post it directly to your Insta or Facebook story. You should also be able to share directly into stories from other apps.

WhatsApp stickers

Long-established Facebook users already know them: stickers that can be expanded as desired. These are now to be expanded to other apps. Local differences are also planned here. For example, anyone who lives in Berlin should see different stickers than elsewhere.

M Translations

Facebook M was introduced for the first time in 2015. As a competitor to Siri and Cortana, the function should also be able to translate. But initially only English and Spanish.


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