Meta Built a Reddit Rival Out of Facebook Groups
Forum lets Facebook Group members ask questions across communities and gives moderators an AI assistant as Meta tests the app publicly.
- Meta has quietly launched Forum, a new standalone iOS app for Facebook Groups, first spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra in the App Store on Friday.
- CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to roll out many more apps following AI-driven efficiencies, having discussed building up to 50 new apps with Chief Product Officer Chris Cox.
- Forum offers a "dedicated space built for deeper discussions," featuring an AI-powered Ask tab that pulls community responses and an admin assistant to help moderators manage groups.
- Although Meta has not officially announced the application, a spokesperson confirmed the company is currently testing the product among iPhone users in select regions.
- Positioning itself as a Reddit-like alternative, Forum aims to provide "real answers" from "real people" across Facebook Groups, leveraging existing community knowledge over AI-generated content.
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Meta’s Forum is part Reddit, part Facebook, and part Google AI Overview
Meta's new Forum app for iPhones takes Facebook Groups and moves them to a dedicated app with a dedicated AI chatbot to go with it, like an AI revamp of the ill-fated Groups app Facebook shut down in 2017. Rather than going to ChatGPT or tacking "Reddit" onto the end of a Google search, Forum users can view, search for, and post advice directly in their Facebook groups, with optional help from Meta's AI. After logging in with my Facebook account…
Meta launches Forum, an app for Facebook Groups offered as a Reddit alternative
The Forum app was spotted in Apple's storefront by Geekout Newsletter's Matt Navarra. According to the official description, it offers a dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers, and the communities users care about.Read Entire Article
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