By Christopher Kuo
Meta Platforms released a new standalone Facebook app called Forum.
The app, which is free and designed to be a space for users' Facebook Groups, is "built for deeper discussions, real answers and the communities you care about," according to the description on the Apple iPhone application store. The app is ranked #40 on the store's list of most-downloaded social networking apps.
Meta posted the app on the store without making a public announcement about it.
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By Christopher Kuo
Meta Platforms released Forum, a new standalone Facebook app, which is designed to be a space for users' Facebook Groups.
The free app was released to Apple's App Store without a public announcement.
"We test lots of new products publicly to see what people find interesting and useful to their experiences across our apps," a spokesperson for Meta said.
Forum is "built for deeper discussions, real answers and the communities you care about," according to its description on the App Store. The functionality is akin to Reddit, the social-media platform that revolves around discussion forums.
Meta also recently launched a different standalone app called Instants. Similar to Snap Inc.'s Snapchat, the app allows users to share photos that disappear after they have been viewed. The tool was also made available as a feature on the Instagram app.
Write to Christopher Kuo at chris.kuo@wsj.com
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May 22, 2026 15:18 ET (19:18 GMT)
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