Facebook to remove like and comment buttons in 2026—here’s why

Watch Facebook to remove like and comment buttons in 2026—here’s why - Rizzle on Dailymotion

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00:00Facebook to remove like and comment buttons in 2026, here's why.

00:05Meta just dropped a bombshell on developers and nostalgic web surfers.

00:09The classic Facebook, like and comment plugins for third-party sites are toast.

00:15On February 10th, 2026, these social media relics will quietly vanish,

00:19leaving behind invisible 0x0 pixel placeholders.

00:23Today, we're announcing that two Facebook social plugins,

00:26the Facebook like button and the Facebook comment button will be discontinued on February 10th,

00:312026, reads a company blog post on its developer page.

00:36Remember when every blog and e-commerce page sported those blue buttons,

00:39letting you log in with Facebook, smash a like, or drop a comment without leaving the site?

00:45Launched back in 2010, they were Web 2.0's shiny toys,

00:48boosting Facebook's empire by slurping up user data from everywhere and making the platform feel

00:53omnipresent. But times change and so do our scrolling habits. Usage has tanked as we huddle

00:59in apps for content discovery and chats, ditching external embeds for native feeds. Meta's calling

01:05it a smart pivot to a modern, efficient platform, freeing up resources for whatever AI-fueled future

01:11they're cooking up next. It's bittersweet. Those plugins were data goldmines for Zuck's crew,

01:16but their decline mirrors the web's evolution. Say goodbye to accidental oversharing across sites.

01:23Hello, siloed social silos. Developers, breathe easy. The end is automated. Web 2.0? Officially ancient history.