In other news, Facebook has announced that its removing video profile images as of February 7th, with people who currently have a video profile image being reverted back to a still picture instead. Although this is not major new feature news, this is newsworthy for many people who may require manual intervention because of this feature.
Facebook is getting rid of profile videos from February 7
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) January 26, 2022
h/t @andrewcurryla pic.twitter.com/GghHVDbJGr
As you can see in this notification, posted by user Andrew Curry (and shared by Matt Navarra), Facebook is doing away with profile videos entirely, which it had once hoped would be more fun, more engaging way to bring user profiles to life in the app.
Originally launched in 2015, profile videos enable users to upload a 7-second video clip, which then loops on repeat, adding an animated, engaging element to their Facebook presence.
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