Facebook continues to undergo the most contentious period in its history, as it struggles with the fallout from numerous scandals related to data privacy, misinformation, and fake news, as well as larger issues around the social network’s corrosive role in democratic societies.
But as young users abandon the platform for the hipper Instagram and the site’s reputation keeps taking a hit, one key feature has remained absolutely vital: events. Facebook is still the best place to organize a calendar of social events, birthdays, concerts, and other real-world meetups, thanks to the existing social graph on Facebook and the fact that businesses and event organizers still largely treat it as the preeminent promotion platform. For an older user…
Written by Nick Statt
This news first appeared on https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/14/18179235/facebook-stories-event-sharing-mobile-app-test-new-feature under the title “Facebook’s new Stories feature for event sharing actually sounds useful”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
