Facebook 'youth team' to focus on Messenger Kids app for under-13s
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#48Q58)
Staff responsible for getting children to use social network previously worked on LOL 'meme hub'
Facebook is restructuring its "youth team" with a greater focus on Messenger Kids, its instant-messaging app for under-13s, reports say.
The team, a small group within the company responsible for getting children to use the social network, had previously been working on an experimental new feature called LOL, described by industry news site TechCrunch as a "cringey teen meme hub".
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