RIP Paper, the ad-free Facebook News Feed app no one used but me<article>
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<p>I knew it was coming. The last time Facebook updated my favorite app, a little-used, under-the-radar gem called Paper, was in March. March of 2015. But the news today that Facebook has pulled Paper from the App Store still stings, because it was
Facebook’s finest work.</p><p>If you never used Paper—and you certainly weren’t alone—think of the app as the most gorgeous version of your Facebook News Feed combined with all your favorite news outlets. At the top of your News Feed was a carousel where recently posted photos would cycle in and out, almost like a constantly changing version of your profile cover photo. Beneath the carousel were all the latest stories from your friends and family, but instead of scrolling down to view them, you would swipe through each story like a cascading series of cards. Photos were full-screen and had a parallax-like effect, so you could tilt your phone to view different parts of each image. The best part: The app was blissfully free of ads. No promoted posts, no brands encouraging me to buy things. Just posts from people I know, like the Facebook of old.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3090490/social-media/rip-paper-the-ad-free-facebook-news-feed-app-no-one-used-but-me.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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RIP Paper, the ad-free Facebook News Feed app no one used but me
