Facebook announced on Friday that they are releasing a ‘Snooze’ button that lets you unfollow a friend/Page/Group for 24 hours, 7 days, or a full month. Just in case you need a break from someone or something for a while.
In a blog post announcing the feature, Facebook said that the button is an alternative to permanently unfollowing someone. Instead, you can mute the user or group so that you don’t have to see a thousand pictures of your cousin’s engagement or other content that may annoy you for those select periods of time.
The function gives the user more control over what they see in their News Feed. Snooze will not notify the party being blocked and it can be reversed at any time if you change your mind.
Essentially, the new Snooze feature is a temporary unfollow that no one knows about but you to give you a minute to chill.
How do you activate it? Snooze can be found in the drop down menu at the top right corner of any post where you find the option to report, save, and manage notifications for posts.