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You'll soon be able to delete a Facebook message up to 10 minutes after it's already been sent (FB)
Months after Facebook was caught deleting messages sent by CEO Mark Zuckerberg via Messenger, the platform will now let all users "unsend" messages.
Facebook will soon allow you to delete messages that you've already sent via its Messenger app.
Plans for the "unsend" feature were found in the release notes for the newest Messenger app update made available to iOS users Tuesday. The note states that users will be able to remove a message within 10 minutes of sending it "i
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Experts have previously expressed concerns that allowing users to "unsend" messages could have severe implications, since such a feature could allow evidence of harassment and abuse via Messenger to be erased.
But similar features already exist on other apps that Facebook owns
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