10 most annoying social media features of the past 10 years

Most of us are willing to put up with quite a lot when it comes to social media, but now and again a feature comes along that really gets under your skin.  

Social media provides an emotionally devastating alternative to the human connection Photo: Alamy

Social media has become so utterly ingrained in our daily lives that many people have become numb to the onslaught of features that companies like Facebook or Twitter throw at us every year.

While some of these features are so simple and intuitive that they slot seamlessly into the platform, others have turned out to be real clangers. The Telegraph takes a look at some of the social media features that really got up your nose.

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Facebook Shows Off New Home Page Design, Including Bigger Pictures

Hoping to tame the blizzard of information that has turned off many users and discouraged some advertisers, Facebook on Thursday unveiled a major makeover of the home page that greets users when they log into the site. 

The new design of the Facebook News Feed presents bigger photos and links, including for advertisements, and lets users see specialized streams focused on topics like music and posts by close friends.

Don’t Fall For Fake Facebook Privacy Notice

A ‘privacy notice’ that’s been virally spreading on Facebook, supposedly protecting one’s personal details and data from unauthorized copying, is fake.

The notice started spreading a few days after Facebook posted its new privacy guidelines, announcing it would let users comment on proposed changes to its governing documents, but not vote.

The text of the notice starts as follows: Read More