Facebook Aims To Lure In Teen Users With New Meme App

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Facebook is currently testing out a new app that they hope will increase their teenage demographic, The Verge is reporting. This new app is said to be entitled “LOL” and will provide the latest gifs and memes, sorted by categories like “pranks” and “animals.” They are currently testing the new app with 100 high school students with the consent of their parents to see if this could be the way to bring back teenagers to the platform.

It appears that it will be similar to Snapchat’s “Discover” feature, that algorithmically curates clips that users can scroll through that provides “share” and “react” buttons underneath. Instagram Story also has the same “toggle” feature that allows you to swipe through your feed. Allegedly, teenagers will be able to swipe through a feed of memes and gifs specifically targeted towards them with the new “LOL” app.

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