Facebook tests posts hidden from Timelines

Facebook is testing a new feature that appears to take a page from social networking competitor Snapchat, enabling users to be a bit more stealthy.

The social network is trying out a feature that lets users post to their News Feed but the posts won't show up in their Timeline. A user essentially could share an idea or comment that wouldn't have any history and wouldn't be saved on the user's Timeline.

The test appears to be underway in a small percentage of Facebook's global users.

"The Timeline on your profile is a great place to see a comprehensive history of your Facebook posts," a Facebook spokesperson said in an email to Computerworld. "We've heard feedback that sometimes, you may want to share a post with friends and family via News Feed and not have that post be displayed on your Timeline. Today, we're testing a feature that would make it even easier to control where your posts live by giving you the option to publish a post only to News Feed and not to your Timeline."

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