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Facebook introduces profile videos

Facebook users will soon be able to post a looping video instead of a profile picture.

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Facebook users will soon be able to post a looping video instead of a profile picture. (AAP)

Social media site Facebook is introducing changes to its smartphone app so users can have looping videos instead of profile pictures.

The Facebook newsroom website said the changes "add a new dimension to your profile".

Instead of a profile photo, users will be able to have a short, looping video clip.

Users can also set a temporary profile picture to celebrate specific events, which will revert back after a set time.

"We're making it easier to showcase the you that matters most to you," said the introductory video on the Facebook website.

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The new features will be tested by a small number of people in the UK and California before being rolled out globally.


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