SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook on Tuesday added a Messenger feature for anyonewho has fired off a comment they regretted — a way to take it back.
Messenger users will now have a 10-minute window after sending a message toundo it, leaving behind a note telling everyone in a conversation that theremark was removed, according to the leading online social network.
“Have you ever accidentally sent a message to the wrong group of friends,mistyped something, or simply wanted to remove a message in a chat?”Facebook asked rhetorically.
“You’re not the only one! Starting today, we are launching a feature whereyou can easily remove your message on Messenger.”
Facebook owns the mobile messaging application used by more than a billionpeople.
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Early last year it was revealed that Facebook co-founder and chiefexecutive Mark Zuckerberg was apparently able to remove his sent messages,which caused pressure to make the feature available to all.
The freshly added feature will let people tap on a message shown in aMessenger conversation then select a “Remove for Everyone” option, whichwill only be available for 10 minutes from when it was sent.
The remove feature will be available on mobile devices powered by thelatest versions of Apple or Android software, according to Facebook. -APP/AFP
