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Here's a running list of all the big Facebook F8 announcements from Meet New Friends, to testing hiding Instagram Likes, to opening Dating to friends. 1/ 
Facebook hopes to revitalize its aging social graph by helping you meet new friends, not just reconnect with old ones techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/fac… 2/ tip @Techmeme
Instagram will try hiding Like counts from not only viewers but a post's creator too, starting in Canada. A huge step forward for decreasing envy & the popularity contest techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/ins…
Facebook Dating will let you quietly signal that you like a friend, not just strangers, with its new Secret Crush feature. It's launching in 14 more countries for a total of 19, with US launching later this year techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/fac…
Oculus' standalone VR headset Quest (which is super fun & easy) is starting $399 pre-orders. And all F8 attendees got a free one, drawing wild applause techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/rev… 5/
Unfortunately, the new Oculus Rift "S" upgrade doesn't add much, but at $399 it's more expensive from the last wired Rift VR headset. 6/techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/rev…
Facebook Messenger will get Mac & PC apps which could boost business usage and put an end to browser tab juggling 7/ techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/fac…
I'm most excited about Messenger Emoji Status, which will let you create a text & emoji 'away message' to help you coordinate offline meetups techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/fac…
Facebook Workplace is adding more algorithmic suggestions of groups and people to connect you closer with co-workers techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/wor…
Instagram tests new ways to fight bullying:
-"Nudge" asks if you really want to post that hurtful comment
-"Away Mode" lets you take an Insta break without deleting your account
-"Set Limits" lets you ban followers from commenting etc without blocking them techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/ins…
-"Nudge" asks if you really want to post that hurtful comment
-"Away Mode" lets you take an Insta break without deleting your account
-"Set Limits" lets you ban followers from commenting etc without blocking them techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/ins…
Instagram is adding Donation stickers, letting influencers add shopping tags, and it's redesigned the Stories camera to spotlight AR & let you add effects to Text-only stories instagram-press.com/blog/2019/04/3…
Facebook Portal will go international, add Amazon smart home controls & Prime Video, and launch encrypted WhatsApp video chat techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/fac…
At F8 Day 2, Facebook open sourced its AI experimentation platform Ax. While it could help competitors, open sourcing is a powerful engineer recruiting strategy techcrunch.com/2019/05/01/fac…
