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 ...

The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it or not, the button has served as a creative ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it or not, the button has ...

It's the end of a major Web 2.0 era. Meta announced on Monday that it would be sunsetting two once-major features on Facebook: The external "Like" and Comment" social plugins. In a post on its ...

SAN FRANCISCO – The internet wouldn't be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it or not, the button has served ...

When was the last time you clicked the Like button on some piece of content outside of Facebook, causing anyone who sees your Facebook activity to see your little recommendation in their news feed?

Get ready to hit that like button and follow your coworkers. Get ready to hit that like button and follow your coworkers. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

This image provided by BCG shows a sketch by Bob Goodson that included a crude concept of what would become the Like button on May 18, 2005. (BCG via AP) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The internet wouldn’t be ...

Like it or not, it served as a creative catalyst, a dopamine delivery system and an emotional battering ram. It also became an international tourist attraction after Facebook plastered the symbol on a ...