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Facebook is testing an Instagram-like Explore tab and introducing a new video tab for Reels

Facebook is testing an Instagram-like Explore tab and introducing a new video tab for Reels. The latter will expand into a full-screen player.

Meta just announced several updates coming to Facebook during the company’s IRL event in Austin. The updated video tab starts rolling out to users in the “coming weeks.” This is definitely an attempt by Meta to capture some of those younger eyeballs, as the announcement was accompanied by statistics indicating that young adults on Facebook spend around 60 percent of their time watching videos and Reels. My dad, who is not a young adult, also spends all of his time on Facebook watching videos and Reels.

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