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Facebook offers users (a little) more control over public comments

Miranda Ward
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Facebook is updating its comments policy to allow users more control over who can comment on public posts, however the social media giant has held off on allowing page owners, such as a newspaper, the ability to moderate readers’ comments before publication.

The Silicon Valley company has launched three options to allow Facebook users to limit who can comment on a post. These are “public”, meaning anyone can comment, “friends” or “profile and pages you mention”, meaning if the page or user tags someone they will be allowed to comment but no one else.

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Miranda Ward is a journalist covering media and marketing for The Australian Financial Review based in the Sydney office. Connect with Miranda on Twitter. Email Miranda at miward@afr.com

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