Facebook releases "hug" and "pulsating heart" reactions amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Facebook is helping us to communicate our affection and support in a time when people can't express it physically due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Facebook has launched two new reactions to help us cope in communicating our affection and support for other people as the world faces the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facebook tech comms manager Alexandru Voica announced the latest development on the platform on April 17.
People can now react with a “hug” on Facebook, and a “pulsating heart” on Facebook messenger.
He wrote, “We're launching new Care reactions on @facebookapp and @Messenger as a way for people to share their support with one another during this unprecedented time. We hope these reactions give people additional ways to show their support during the #COVID19 crisis.”
We're launching new Care reactions on @facebookapp and @Messenger as a way for people to share their support with one another during this unprecedented time.
-- Alexandru Voica (@alexvoica) April 17, 2020
We hope these reactions give people additional ways to show their support during the #COVID19 crisis. pic.twitter.com/HunGyK8KQw
Through this development, Facebook wishes to highlight that “even apart, we can do this together.”
On Facebook, we will launch a seventh Reaction alongside the existing six. The new Care Reaction will start rolling out next week globally and you can use it to react to posts, comments, images, videos, or other content on the app and https://t.co/t0PZL74vjg pic.twitter.com/PkpbCoPc4F
-- Alexandru Voica (@alexvoica) April 17, 2020
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