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Re:California AG Rob Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert fo... by nine_k on Sunday March 23, 2025 @12:50AM (#43450979)
(Nitpick: the "Like" button was invented by FriendFeed, which was acqui-hired by FB, and Facebook implemented the "Like" button in 2009.)
Re:California AG Rob Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert fo... by zeroonetwothree on Sunday March 23, 2025 @01:31AM (#43451075)
FB had an internal version that predated the FriendFeed one although it wasn’t launched till later. I don’t know what you consider “invented” in the context of silly internet features but that’s the history.
Re:California AG Rob Bonta Urgently Issues Consumer Alert fo... by nine_k on Sunday March 23, 2025 @02:48AM (#43451264)
The invention I mean is that when user X likes a post of user Y, the liked post of Y is included into the feeds of users who follow user X. I don't remember this mechanic prior to Friendfeed and then FB. Maybe I'm just unaware of prior art.