Community Groups or online communities on various platforms have become essential for people in the online world. Many of you are probably familiar with Facebook Groups, which is one of the prominent features on the social media platform used by people worldwide. There are reports indicating that most Facebook users are members of at least 15 groups, and every day over 100 million people are looking for different groups.
It has been 6 years since Facebook Groups were created. And with the latest announcement, Meta has announced 6 new updates that will help make using Facebook Groups easier and more efficient, both for users and group administrators. What are the details? What interesting and beneficial things will there be for internet users? Let’s take a look together.
Meta Announces 6 New Updates on Facebook Groups
Meta has announced 6 updates in Facebook Groups to allow users and group administrators to manage their communities effectively.
The 6 new tools and features that have been updated are as follows:
- Reels on Facebook Groups
Many Reels enthusiasts will surely like this. Previously, if users wanted to share Reels on Facebook Groups, they had to post them somewhere first before being able to share the post to the group, which was quite cumbersome. But now, Facebook Groups allows users to upload Reels directly to the group, allowing group members to share information and tell stories in greater depth.
- Share Group Events on IG Stories
Sharing posts from community groups publicly is another effective way to promote Facebook Groups because it can expand the reach to users with similar thoughts and interests. But what if you could share links to events that will be held in the community to your Ig Stories to help increase awareness of the Facebook Group? Now, Facebook allows users with Instagram accounts to share links to events within Facebook Groups onto IG Stories to help showcase your community to a wider audience.
- Customize Facebook Group Profiles
Meta is testing profile customization for users while using Facebook Groups to make it easier to foster relationships among people within the community. Users can customize information in the About Me section to highlight information they want to share with people in Facebook Groups, whether it’s content reflecting various interests, sharing inspiration, and more.
In addition to customizing the About Me section, users can also set their profile page so that others know you are ready to build one-on-one relationships. When you set Open the Messaging, members with similar thoughts will know that you are willing to start conversations based on shared interests.
- Top Contributor Feature
Those who have experience playing live streaming platforms are probably familiar with the rank system of chat channels. In Facebook Groups, the latest update is testing a similar feature to help group admins highlight members of the group who participate in various activities within the group, whether it’s posting or commenting, which will accumulate Contribution points and receive a Group Badge as a reward. For example, in a gaming community, members who share tips or techniques for playing that are beneficial to other members will receive accumulated points as a reward.
- Update Admin Assist Feature
Facebook Groups has updated various tools for group administrators to help filter and handle content that violates the rules of the group to enable operations according to the community guidelines that have been established more efficiently, such as:
- Daily Digest Administrators or system administrators can easily check details of various things that Admin Assists helps manage within the community with a daily summary of information.
- Exempt some content with “Flagged By Facebook” status
This update is a benefit for everyone because Meta allows group administrators to repost some posts that may be seen as violating the rules by the algorithm and marked as “Flagged By Facebook.” In reality, the content does not violate any rules but may have algorithmic inaccuracies or incorrect reporting.
Summary of the Article Briefly
As you know, recently Meta has been pushing Facebook Groups more visibly, perhaps to create tighter communities or to strengthen the Facebook platform and attract more users. We see Facebook frequently updating features for Facebook Groups within the past 2-3 years, and the latest update includes the above new features on Facebook Groups to allow users to enjoy various communities more efficiently. If you live in a community on Facebook Groups, don’t forget to try out the new features.
Source: SJ
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