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The new privacy measure hides your last seen status from people you don't know or haven't chatted with in the app. The feature on everyone was set by default. The new update limits the visibility of your status to the people you have added on the platform, and sets the feature to "My Contacts" by default.
It is a new feature. Got a reply from support today. Last seen/online is no longer visible if the person hasn't got your number in their contacts or you haven't sent a message.
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December 7, 2021.
A user on the social networking site wrote a post about the possibility that you may not be able to see other people's statuses anymore, and also included an email from a support team that describes the new feature. The email states that it is making it harder for people who don't know you or haven't talked to you in a while.
The option for your last seen status was already available, but it has never been the default on the app. It is also worth noting that you can prevent all users from seeing your status if you have the " Nobody" option. Your status on the app lets other people know when you are online or not. While this may seem like a harmless way to keep track of your friends and family, some third-party apps actually exploit this feature.
Some may be able to keep a close eye on others using the platform if they can aggregate the statuses of certain users. Third-party apps won't be able to see your online status if you turn on the "My Contacts" options.
This isn't the only change that is being made to its "last seen" status. The messaging app began testing an option called "My Contacts Except... which lets users hide their status from certain contacts." An option to make the disappearing messaging feature the default is being worked on.
