Facebook Overhauls Design as It Moves Focus to Private Messaging

Facebook Overhauls Design as It Moves Focus to Private Messaging
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook's annual F8 developers conference in San Jose, Calif. on April 30, 2019. Stephen Lam/Reuters
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SAN JOSE, Calif.—Facebook debuted an overhaul of its core social network on April 30, taking its first concrete steps to refashion itself into a private messaging and e-commerce company as it tries to move past scandals while tapping new revenue sources.

Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a fresh design for the world’s biggest social network that de-emphasized its News Feed. It also ditched the signature blue banner that has been on the app since its launch.