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Facebook is rolling out a new feature that'll show you strangers' posts

The new feature is called "Latest Conversations" and was spotted by Tech Crunch. It's one of Facebook's attempts to dead set on breaking our news biases and expand our horizons by this feature which will show you posts from strangers.

So, after searching a news topic, Facebook will now display a public user generated posts which are outside your user network and there you will be able to see the number of people engaging with the topic. The "Latest Conversations" shows up beneath the news and photos section when you search something on Facebook. It is capable of arousing a certain amount of curiosity by giving a nice touch to see the number of people in the conversation, which means the rise and fall. It's like seeing a trend rise and fall if you sit long enough to watch before your eyes.

However, not all the posts will make sense to you. As of now, there is no filter system added to the feature. So, we might end seeing up posts written in other languages. We may get an idea because it does help contextualize the scope of the conversation which are taking place around the world.

Although the "Latest Conversations" shows you topic, not all topics will be part of the "Latest Conversations" feed. It's still not known that on what basis Facebook chooses the topic that come under the "Latest conversations" feed. Currently, the "Latest Conversations" feed is available in mobile only.

The social network also confirmed that they are working on a new "Topics to Follow" feature on the News Feed in order to broaden your perspective concerning less pressing matters, potentially taking the focus away from moderator-managed Pages.


[HT: Tech Crunch]





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