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Facebook has made it easier to quit the social media platform.
The company has rebuilt a tool thatmakes it easier to transfer data from Facebook to other services.
The “Transfer Your Information” toolwas launched in April to give users more control over their data. It could previouslytransfer notes and posts to Google Docs, Blogger, and WordPress.com, as well as port photos and videos to Backblaze, Dropbox, Google Photos, and Koofr.
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The updates allow users to also export data toPhotobucket and Google Calendar. In addition, the tool now supports a new data type: Facebook Events.
Facebooksaidit’s also made several improvements to the tool’s user experience:
How to use Facebook’s updated tool
The data transfer tool is fairly straightforward to use.
Facebook’s Alexandru Voica said the enhancements will be particularly helpful to users on mobile devices.
“We know that 98.3% of Facebook users are on mobile devices when accessing the platform — so we’re making it easier for people who are mobile-first (or mobile-only) to transfer a copy of their information directly, from Facebook to other services,” he tweeted.
We know that 98.3% of Facebook users are on mobile devices when accessing the platform – so we’re making it easier for people who are mobile-first (or mobile-only) to transfer a copy of their information directly, from Facebook to other services. [2/4]
— Alexandru Voica ? (@alexvoica)August 9, 2021
The update also makes quitting the platform a slightly easier experience.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.
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