When was the last time you were poked on Facebook?
The feature has endured since the early days of the social media platform. Originally intended as a way to reach out to other users without sending a message or any meaningful content, it's been the focus of soft relaunches in 2017 and 2024.
Now, Meta is pushing it again as a way to maintain connections with friends. As interest seems to be rising among younger users, poking is clinging to life and could become a thing again, according to TechCrunch. Facebook has a centralized poke page at facebook.com/pokes where you can view who's poked you, who you've poked and who Meta's algorithm thinks should be the target of your next poking.
Plans for the poke include indicators for poke counts, the option to dismiss pokes and emoji badges similar to those on platforms like Snapchat and TikTok.
English (US) ·