Meta is reportedly closing down Neighborhoods, a Facebook product similar to Nextdoor. Initially, the social media giant plans to roll it out to the customers. However, it just lasted for a while.

Meta Ends Neighborhoods on Facebook

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Meta is shutting down Facebook's Neighborhoods for good this time.

In a story written by Tech Crunch on Friday, Sept.2, the unpopular Nextdoor clone is finally bidding goodbye to the select users on Oct. 1. Meta confirmed the decision to be final, according to the report.

This feature was only released in 2021 as part of the company's test. It was first offered to Canadian users in 2020.

The product targets the local communities within an area. Every user can interact with one another. Hence it's very appealing to the locals.

By the time Oct. 1 drops, the product will no longer be accessible to every user in select regions.

Nowadays, the special groups for various people are something you usually see on your Facebook feed. However, Neighborhoods has a unique feature to offer for the users.

The users can limit the information they want to show to the public and make it only exclusive to select friends. This can be done by making a separate profile.

Additionally, it's also possible to search for activities within a local area through the tab of this Nextdoor-like feature.

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Why Nextdoor Clone is Shutting Down For Real

Engadget said in its report that Meta did not mention any reason behind the sudden closure of Neighborhoods. The only thing that we know so far is that the company has already spent some money on building this project. Apparently, it did not boom like any other product.

Meta might be on the verge of improving other products which could offer the same feature as Neighborhoods. The company could be allowing users to use the Groups feature to create brand-new communities within an area.

There's another theory of why Meta chose to ditch this product despite investing in it. This could align with the firm's plan to cut costs for some products.

Just recently, the company decided to ditch the standalone Facebook gaming app. This could signal that Meta is considering slowing down this time because of the downturn that struck it.

This could also be a part of Meta's strategy to compete with TikTok. To reach more users around the world, it's staying away from featuring local communities and focusing more on global audiences.

In other news, Apple is discussing its lawsuit matters with an app developer about subscription scams, fake reviews, and other app-related issues.

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Written by Joseph Henry