According to Facebook Product Manager Kelly Winters, members of the site will be prompted to take advantage of the new “Take A Break” feature once they change their status from “In A Relationship” to “Single.” How it works: Users will “see less of a former partner’s name and profile picture around Facebook without having to unfriend or block them. Their posts won’t show up in News Feed, and their name won’t be suggested when people write a new message or tag friends in photos…This work is part of our ongoing effort to develop resources for people who may be going through difficult moments in their lives,” Winters explained. “We hope these tools will help people end relationships on Facebook with greater ease, comfort and sense of control.” Facebook began testing the new feature in the United States on Facebook Mobile Thursday…
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