Meta is quietly launching a new Reddit-like app called Forum

Meta has quietly released a new standalone app for Facebook Groups called “Forum.” The company appears to be positioning Forum as a platform that functions similarly to Reddit, Application description As a “dedicated space designed for deeper discussions, real answers, and communities that care.”

The app was apparently first spotted by a social media consultant Navarra died.

After you log in with your Facebook account, Forum will load your groups, profile, and activity, and let you create posts with a nickname, just like in the standard Facebook app. Meta noted that your groups are still on Facebook, and anything you share on the forum will be visible in your Facebook groups.

Forum feeds are centered around conversations within groups, allowing users to see “what real people are saying, not just what’s trending,” and making it easy to pick up where they left off, Meta says.

The app includes an AI-powered “Ask” tab that allows users to ask questions and receive answers gathered from discussions across different groups. There’s also an AI-powered admin assistant to help admins manage groups and moderate content.

This isn’t the first time Meta has launched a standalone collections app. Back in 2014, the company rolled out a customized version Groups application This was intended to make it easier for users to share content across groups, but that effort was discontinued in 2017.

Forum is one of two new apps from Meta in recent weeks. Last month, the social media company launched A A new app called Instants It allows users to share disappearing photos with Instagram friends.

Instant Apps and the community come amid a broader effort at Meta to release more apps. the Wall Street Journal I reported a few weeks ago that CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that with AI-driven efficiencies allowing the company to build more apps, the social media giant is now aiming to roll out many more apps than it has historically.

Referring to Chris Cox, head of Meta’s product office, Zuckerberg said: “Chris and I have talked about, ‘Okay, can we build 50 new apps?’ Like, yeah, probably. But maybe we should start by doing a little bit before we ramp up trying to do 50 at once.”

Meta may think that consumers want more from apps, but that’s probably not the case, especially when its new apps are often copies of other popular services. For example, Instants borrows ideas from BeReal and Snapchat, while… Meta editswhich launched last year, is largely a version of ByteDance’s CapCut.

Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment.