Facebook is trying out a new approach to get people to share more content, with users in the U.K. now able to opt into a process that will recommend photos to share from users’ camera roll and provide suggestions for edits, collages, etc. The new feature, which people will have to opt in to use, will enable Meta’s system to scan the camera roll on a users’ device to access their images. It will then recommend collections, like travel collages and recaps, that the user can post to the main feed or Stories. Letting Meta scan all the images on a device may not be exactly what people want. But it sure is something. As explained by Meta: “Many people capture life’s moments but rarely share them — whether it’s because they don’t think their photos or videos are ‘shareworthy,’ or because they simply don’t have time to create something special. With your permission, this opt-in feature analyses media in your camera roll to find standout moments — the memories that can get lost among screenshots, receipts and random snapshots.” The tool will also recommend creative edits and generate videos from camera roll content in order to help users create stand-out content. “You may see these recommendations appear in Stories, Feed and Memories (a Facebook bookmark) for you to review privately before deciding what to share,” Facebook said. “You can manage or disable the feature at any time in your Facebook camera roll settings.” Yeah, it sounds a little bit creepy, and a little bit intrusive, and it’s unlikely many Facebook users will be overly keen to set Meta’s crawlers free in their camera roll, even with the assurance that they’ll always be asked to provide consent for any image sharing. Facebook experimented with something similar in the U.S. last
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