Meta just dropped a new standalone app called Forum, built specifically for Facebook Groups. It’s designed for threaded, topic-driven conversations that feel more like Reddit than your aunt’s Facebook feed.
The company describes Forum as a “dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and communities you care about.” Available on iOS in the US, the app lets users log in with existing Facebook credentials and immediately access their current groups or discover new ones.
Reddit’s worst nightmare, or at least a bad dream
Look, Meta has tried this before. The company ran a standalone Facebook Groups app between 2014 and 2017 before quietly shelving it. Forum is the second attempt, and this time Meta appears to have studied what actually works in community-driven platforms.
The app features threaded conversation formats, which should feel familiar to anyone who has spent time on Reddit. There’s an “Ask” tab that pulls answers from across multiple groups, essentially creating a cross-community knowledge base. Admin tools round out the feature set, giving group moderators more control over their communities.
