Facebook to remove like and comment buttons in 2026—here’s why
Meta is retiring the iconic Facebook “Like” and “Comment” plugins come February 10, 2026, ushering in a new chapter for social media’s evolution.
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Meta just dropped a bombshell on developers and nostalgic web surfers: the classic Facebook “Like” and “Comment” plugins for third-party sites are toast.
Come February 10, 2026, these relics from the social media golden age will vanish into thin air, turning into invisible 0x0 pixel placeholders. No frantic code scrambles needed – they’ll just fade away quietly.
“Today, we’re announcing that two Facebook Social Plugins – the Facebook Like button and the Facebook Comment button – will be discontinued on February 10, 2026,” reads a company blog post on its developer page.
Remember when every blog and e-commerce page sported those blue buttons, letting you log in with Facebook, smash a like, or drop a comment without leaving the site?
Launched back in 2010, they were Web 2.0’s shiny toys, boosting Facebook’s empire by slurping up user data from everywhere and making the platform feel omnipresent.
But times change, and so do our scrolling habits. Usage has tanked as we huddle in apps for content discovery and chats, ditching external embeds for native feeds.
Meta’s calling it a smart pivot to a “modern, efficient platform,” freeing up resources for whatever AI-fueled future they’re cooking up next.
It’s bittersweet – those plugins were data goldmines for Zuck’s crew, but their decline mirrors the web’s evolution.
Say goodbye to accidental oversharing across sites; hello, siloed social silos. Developers, breathe easy; the end is automated. Web 2.0? Officially ancient history.
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