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Facebook announced a new feature called “Manage Activity” today in a press release.
Facebook has announced a new feature on its own blog page that is intended to make it easier for users to manage their own activities – it involves archiving older posts. The Notice:
Whether you're entering the workforce after college or leaving an old relationship behind, we know things change in people's lives, and we want to make it easy for you to curate your presence on Facebook to more accurately reflect who you are today. That's why we're launching Manage Activity to help you archive or destroy old posts — all in one place. The archive feature is for content that you no longer want others to see on Facebook, but that you still want to keep for yourself. For example, you might archive a post you made in high school that you still find amusing, but would rather not show to others on Facebook.
Facebook: “Manage activities” with filter function
Of course, users can still delete old posts, but the new feature is intended to make the process easier, as it is designed to remove multiple posts at once. Deleted posts will end up in a trash can that automatically empties after 30 days. Users can, of course, speed up or reverse the process. The feature also includes a filter that allows posts – for example, with specific people – to be displayed directly. However, the filter function also includes other parameters. In essence, this is a feature that already exists on Instagram – but Facebook's version has been given more options as a result. According to the company, "Manage Activity" will appear on the mobile version first. A rollout on the desktop and the Facebook Lite app will follow later. When the feature will be available in Germany remains unknown. (Photo by oasisamuel / Bigstockphoto)
