Facebook Neighborhoods: The Social Network for Neighbors

Facebook is implementing a plan to add a small social network that focuses on the area around where you live, such as neighbors, neighborhoods, pine, neighborhoods … called “Facebook Neighborhoods”. Facebook is currently testing this new feature in Calgary, Canada.

Facebook is releasing more and more new features, most recently trending Create Theme and Secret Message in Messenger gift box. Next comes the social network dedicated to neighbors.

Facebook Neighborhoods allows users to interact with other users in the same geographic area. Users can create a private profile and share limited information on this small social network.

While this is a new activity for Facebook, the social network is not really a new concept. NextDoor, founded in 2008, previously confirmed the feasibility of a super social network.

Although this is a new activity for Facebook, this “neighborhood” social network is not really a new concept. NextDoor, founded in 2008, confirmed the feasibility of a super social network.

As of now, Nextdoor operates in 11 countries, including the US. Bloomberg reports that the company is also looking to open a stock sale with a valuation between $4 and $5 billion.

Pre-use Facebook Neighborhoods feature

Recently, Matt Navarra, an expert in the field of social media, revealed some screenshots of the Facebook Neighborhoods feature on Twitter.

In the screenshot, there are several other features, showing that users will have to grant location permission to use the new Facebook addition. The social networking giant also mentioned in advance that “Location Services” will be used to show more relevant ads.

You can select your local neighborhood + permit FB to use your location to display posts, groups, marketplace items + more from your others in your neighborhood

You can create a ‘Neighbourhood’ profile for other users, who are not Facebook ‘friends’, to learn more about you pic.twitter.com/P0Ys3w9d4L

— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) October 20, 2020

Navarra also displays a profile creation menu where users can share their details such as bio, interests, places of interest in the vicinity, etc. This profile will be visible to Facebook users. other neighbors and people who live in the locality that the user has chosen to share information with.

One of the screenshots above confirms that users will have to adhere to Facebook’s “Community Standards” when using the Facebook Neighborhoods feature. This is a helpful reminder against the allegations against Facebook for its indifferent response to groups inciting violence.

In the past, socialist networks like NextDoor have received much criticism for a variety of reasons, including being racist towards users. It will be interesting to see how Facebook Neighborhoods dodges this.