The latest in social media news is something we honestly don’t know how we feel about.

It seems that every new app is just trying to beat the ones that came before it, and now Facebook has decided to tackle some of the newcomers. While Snapchat might not seem like such a fresh face (especially with all those bizarre filters) there are some aspects to the app that Facebook are keen to adopt. 

The latest development will see Facebook imitating Snapchat’s disappearing message function.

The company are testing out a new feature which can delete messages an hour after they are sent. According to The Independent:

"If the feature is available, users will see a small egg-timer pop up in the top-right of their messages, next to the information button." 

"Pressing that turns it on, and will mean that anything that gets sent will self-destruct, then it can be turned back off in the same way.'

Snapchat is becoming one of the most powerful forces in social media so it’s no wonder Facebook are trying to introduce this new feature. 

The app is a firm favourite for selfies lovers around the world. With close to 100 million users, according to Fortune, we’re not all that surprised that Facebook is attempting to recreate one Snapchat’s most famous features.

At the moment, Facebook is testing the newest update in France and all going well it would be set to be introduced in other countries in the not too distant future.