Meta Updates Facebook Comment Settings – Here’s Why

In light of the Israel-Hamas conflict, social media platforms are grappling with the spread of misinformation and hate speech, which is polluting the online environment. As a result, major tech companies are taking action to prevent this issue from escalating. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has implemented a new update that allows users in affected areas to adjust their comment settings and utilize the profile locking feature to safeguard their Facebook accounts. To learn more about these modifications, click here.

New Facebook updates

Following the tension between Israel and Hamas, Meta has taken steps to address harmful content and hate speech on Facebook. According to a report by Metablog, harmful content such as praise of Hamas or content containing violent and graphic material is now restricted on the platform. According to the new Facebook comment settings, it will limit comments on new public posts to friends and established followers only. Previously, everyone could comment. The feature is available worldwide, but people in the “region” will be told how to change their settings. Additionally, Facebook users all over the world can limit their comments and now they can also delete multiple comments one by one. The comments section also no longer shows the first comments below the posts in the feed by default.

In addition, there will be a new profile locking tool that has been implemented as part of the privacy policy. It allows users to hide some of their profile information and prevent non-friends from seeing their full profile pictures. Meta said: “When someone’s profile is locked, people who aren’t their friends can’t upload, enlarge or share their profile picture, and they can’t see any messages or other pictures on someone’s profile, regardless of when they posted it.”

Bringing such updates to the app is necessary to stop harmful speech and content.