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Chris Morris

Facebook adjusts comment settings to prevent harassment

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Meta is temporarily changing its default setting on Facebook posts for some users as a result of the war in Israel and Gaza.

The company, in a blog post, said it was altering who can comment on newly created public Facebook posts to friends or established followers. That’s a notable shift from its default policy that anyone can post on publicly viewable accounts.

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