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Meta’s Facebook is resurfacing its once-popular “poke” feature around the social network’s 20th birthday and framing it as an easy way to say “hi” to a friend. Remember when you would “poke” your friends on Facebook to get their attention, annoy them or just start a poke war? Some even used it as a way to flirt back in the day. Facebook is now trying to bring back that experience with some small updates to the poking feature. The company announced today (Tuesday 19th March, 2024) that it recently improved the platform’s suggestions on who to poke and have also made it easier to find the poking page through search. Plus, Facebook added the ability to poke a friend when you search for them on the social network. According to TechCrunch, Facebook notes that these minor changes have led to a 13x spike in poking in the past month. Despite many users not being around for the initial surge of poking back in the day, a young generation is starting to embrace the feature, as Facebook states that more than 50% of pokes are coming from users between the ages of eighteen (18) to twenty-nine (29). When you poke someone, they'll get a notification.
How to see and send pokes on Facebook:
If you don't want someone to poke you, you can block them. Poking is one of Facebook’s oldest features, dating from the platform’s founding in 2004, but was tucked away in the navigation after it lost popularity. Facebook never defined what the idea behind poking was, and left it up to users’ interpretation, with some choosing to use it as a way to flirt. Will you be poking any of your Facebook friends soon? Let us know in the comments below. [Source: TechCrunch] We are a small operation. If you've found our articles to be informative, please consider supporting us via PayPal or buying us a coffee. Your contribution is incredibly appreciated and goes a long way. Simply sharing our articles also helps us. Sign up for our free WhatsApp Alerts to be notified as soon as we post breaking news. NEW! Check out our Merchandise Store for high-quality t-shirts, hats and more!
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