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Facebook is quietly testing an Instagram feed-like feature

For instance, if you tap on a sports-related video, Facebook will show you more sports-related videos as you scroll down.

A report by eMarketer published in May suggests time spent on the Facebook app by the US-based users has declined over time.

So while the Popular Photo feature resembles Instagrams feed, Facebook might be just trying to increase visual elements on its app in order to lure people to spend more time on it.

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Author: Thenextweb

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