---
title: "Meta quietly launches Forum, a Reddit-like app"
description: "Forum is a standalone app for Facebook Groups with nicknames and an AI tab that compiles answers from group discussions."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/meta-forum-app-facebook-groups
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-05-22T14:24:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T04:31:49.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Mobile"
tags: ["Meta","Facebook","Forum","Groups","Social Media"]
sources: ["TechCrunch","App Store"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/forum-29f30faf.png
translations:
  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/meta-forum-app-facebook-groups
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/meta-forum-app-facebook-groups
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# Meta quietly launches Forum, a Reddit-like app

> Forum is a standalone app for Facebook Groups with nicknames and an AI tab that compiles answers from group discussions.

![Image: Meta](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/forum-29f30faf.png)

## What it is
**Forum** is a new standalone **Meta** app for **Facebook Groups**, similar to **Reddit**.

## Features
- Sign in with **Facebook**; your groups and profile load automatically.
- Post under a **nickname**.
- An AI **Ask** tab compiles answers from group discussions.
- An AI assistant helps admins with moderation.
- Posts also appear in your Facebook groups.

## Background
Meta's earlier Groups app launched in 2014 and shut down in 2017. Forum follows **Instants**.

**Sources:** TechCrunch, App Store

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-05-22. Cite as: “Meta quietly launches Forum, a Reddit-like app”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/meta-forum-app-facebook-groups