Facebook removing the Like button? Here’s everything you need to know

Importantly, the Like button inside Facebook is not going away. Users will still be able to react to posts, photos, reels and videos on the platform. The change only affects how websites use Facebook ...

RIP: external 'Like' buttons. Facebook sunsets a relic of the old internet.

Meta announced on Monday that it would be sunsetting two once-major features on Facebook: The external "Like" and Comment" ...

Facebook makes major change to Like and Comment buttons

By February 10, 2026, the social media platform will discontinue its Like button and Share button for third-party websites. The social plugins currently allow users to “like” and comment on Facebook ...

After 15 years: Facebook takes Like and comment buttons offline

For 15 years, Facebook's Like button has been an integral part of the internet. Now its end is nigh, scheduled to disappear ...
The New York Times

Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking

Likes and shares made the social media site what it is. Now, company documents show, it’s struggling to deal with their effects. By Mike Isaac SAN FRANCISCO — In 2019, Facebook researchers began a new ...