Facebook's Meta is updating its mobile video player to switch all video to the vertical format used by TikTok and Instagram Reels by default.
It will still be possible to watch videos in a horizontal format since the updated video player will include a full-screen option allowing users to flip their phone to watch horizontal videos in landscape orientation.
Meta says that as well as the new player, it will show "more relevant video recommendations" on its Feed and Video Tab.
The popularity of Instagram and TikTok may be part of the reason that Facebook has lost popularity, but the platform has also been criticised for wanting to be too much.
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