• Re/code, Wednesday, November 9, 2016 3:05 PM

Facebook is testing what looks to be another Snapchat-like app. Flash, so called, was created by Facebook’s growth team for emerging markets where Wi-Fi har to come by. “Facebook boasts that Flash is ‘less than 25 MB’ in size, or roughly one third as big as Snapchat’s Android app on Google’s new Pixel phone,” Recode notes. “We’ve seen this play out before,” it adds. “Twice, in fact … In both instances -- first with Poke, then with Slingshot -- Facebook’s attempt to create a legitimate Snapchat competitor flopped.”

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