More Facebook users in recent weeks are opening a notification they forgot even existed: A “poke” from a friend. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

In one of the most surprising comebacks of the decade, poking has made a recent resurgence on Facebook. There has been a 13x spike in use of the feature that has been around since Facebook's early ...

Technically, the poke never really left Facebook. The classic feature from Facebook’s early days lets users get a friend’s attention with a virtual nudge of sorts. While the poke fell out of use ages ...

It seems a classic Facebook feature has amassed some newfound popularity these days, especially among newer Facebook users. Earlier this week, the official Facebook account shared that the social ...