• Home
  • Contact Us !
  • Privacy Policy
Snipblog
  • Home
  • News
  • Mobile
  • Internet News
  • Social Media
  • Real Estate
  • Gadgets
  • Education
  • Technology
  • Finance
  • Car 2K17-2K18
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Mobile
  • Internet News
  • Social Media
  • Real Estate
  • Gadgets
  • Education
  • Technology
  • Finance
  • Car 2K17-2K18
No Result
View All Result
Snipblog
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Facebook Tests Tools to Make Breakups More Bearable

onkar by onkar
December 15, 2015
in News, Social Media, Technology
0
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

facebook-relationship-tools

Facebook last week announced it was testing tools that will let people manage their post-breakup life on its pages.

“Today social media means that you are guaranteed to run into your ex, and he or she might very well be wrapped around a new partner,” relationship expertWendy Walsh said.

“Research has shown that those who don’t disconnect electronically have a harder time getting over a breakup,” she told TechNewsWorld.

The tools, available only on mobile devices, are being tested with some users in the United States.

Facebook will complete the U.S. rollout and begin expanding the tools to other countries early next year, company spokesperson Andrew Souvall told TechNewsWorld.

What the Tools Do

One tool lets users restrict how much they see former significant others on Facebook.

Another ensures that an ex’s posts won’t show up in a user’s news need and Facebook prompts won’t suggest that person’s name when others write messages or tag friends in photos.

A third tool restricts the photos, videos or status updates a user’s ex-partner will see.

A fourth tool lets users edit who can see past posts with their former partners and untag themselves from joint posts with ex-partners.

Facebook will tweak the tools based on user feedback.

Use of the tools will be optional. People will be able to access them in Facebook’s help center after they’re rolled out.

It’s All Good

“I think [the tools] will most certainly help, in that they give people a chance to take proper means to protect themselves from undue pain through properly managing their connection with their partner,” said Kevin Kurgansky, who calls himself The Breakup Doctor.

However, the tools won’t alleviate all the pain; they will “simply help people better manage,” he told TechNewsWorld.

While it’s possible to unfollow an ex-partner, “as long as you can still search [them] out by name, it creates a hugely irresistible addiction to follow people, keep tabs on them and what they’re doing, so the obsessive quality will still be present,” Kurgansky noted. The tools just restrict the opportunity to do so.

Not only is it easy to obsess over former partners on Facebook, “people can often use Facebook to antagonize their ex by posting updates and pictures that aren’t a true reflection of what’s really going on in their life,” Laura Yates, a relationship and dating coach, pointed out.

Most people “will generally respond favorably” to the tools, “but I don’t think it eliminates the tendency to still keep checking their ex’s Facebook profile page in their weaker moments,” she told TechNewsWorld.

Strange Things About Breakups

The ability to edit what appears on social media isn’t new. Google Photos last month introduced a feature that lets users selectively hide photos, and Facebook introduced a capability that lets users hide people in its “On This Day” tool. The Facebook app also has a small button that lets users hide posts and do other things.

Other companies aim to take the sting out of ending a relationship. The Breakup Shop charges US$10 to send a breakup a text message and $30 for a customized breakup letter.

People trying to get over a breakup can join Exaholics, an anonymous recovery program that works rather like an electronic version of Alcoholics Anonymous, down to members having to acknowledge they’re exaholics and offering a 12-step recovery program.

Still, after a breakup, people should “take their focus away from Facebook completely,” relationship coach Yates advises, “and bring that back to themselves in the real world.”

[“source-technewsworld”]

Tags: Facebookto Make Breakups More BearableTools
Previous Post

UHD TV – What’s the Damage?

Next Post

Is This VR’s Mainstream Moment?

onkar

onkar

Next Post
Is This VR’s Mainstream Moment?

Is This VR's Mainstream Moment?

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
The 3 Main Types of Scaffolding and What They are used for

The 3 Main Types of Scaffolding and What They are used for

December 18, 2016
Microsoft’s OneNote Can Now Help With Your Maths Homework

Microsoft’s OneNote Can Now Help With Your Maths Homework

September 3, 2016
A Brief History of Mayo Stands and Other Tools and Equipment

A Brief History of Mayo Stands and Other Tools and Equipment

October 25, 2016
Modest Fashion 2023: A Comprehensive Guide

Modest Fashion 2023: A Comprehensive Guide

May 26, 2023
Asus ZenFone 2 Variant With 4GB RAM, 16GB Inbuilt Storage Launched

Asus ZenFone 2 Variant With 4GB RAM, 16GB Inbuilt Storage Launched

0
Optical Fibre Laid in 68,000 Village Panchayats: Telecom Minister

Optical Fibre Laid in 68,000 Village Panchayats: Telecom Minister

0
iPhone 6s Sports 1.8GHz Dual-Core Apple A9 SoC in Certification Listing

iPhone 6s Sports 1.8GHz Dual-Core Apple A9 SoC in Certification Listing

0
Microsoft Targeting SMBs in Punjab, Haryana for Cloud Services

Microsoft Targeting SMBs in Punjab, Haryana for Cloud Services

0
Choosing the Best Phone Charger: Wired or Wireless?

Choosing the Best Phone Charger: Wired or Wireless?

June 24, 2025
Expert says social media double-edged sword

Expert says social media double-edged sword

June 20, 2025
The official Samsung Galaxy A55 and A35 have 6.6-inch

The official Samsung Galaxy A55 and A35 have 6.6-inch

June 9, 2025
How to Become Topper: 10 Easy Yet Practical Strategies

How to Become Topper: 10 Easy Yet Practical Strategies

May 30, 2025

Recent News

Choosing the Best Phone Charger: Wired or Wireless?

Choosing the Best Phone Charger: Wired or Wireless?

June 24, 2025
Expert says social media double-edged sword

Expert says social media double-edged sword

June 20, 2025
The official Samsung Galaxy A55 and A35 have 6.6-inch

The official Samsung Galaxy A55 and A35 have 6.6-inch

June 9, 2025
How to Become Topper: 10 Easy Yet Practical Strategies

How to Become Topper: 10 Easy Yet Practical Strategies

May 30, 2025
  • Home
  • Contact Us !
  • Privacy & Policy

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Mobile
  • Internet News
  • Social Media
  • Real Estate
  • Gadgets
  • Education
  • Technology
  • Finance
  • Car 2K17-2K18