India, Nov. 11 -- The Facebook Like button, one of the most recognisable symbols of the social web, is being retired, but not in the way many assume. Meta has announced that it will discontinue the Facebook Like and Comment buttons on external websites beginning February 10, 2026. These are the social plugins embedded on blogs, news sites, shopping portals and countless webpages that let users "Like" content or leave comments using their Facebook profiles.

Importantly, the Like button inside Facebook is not going away. Users will still be able to react to posts, photos, reels and videos on the platform. The change only affects how websites use Facebook integrations to display Likes or comments externally.

Meta says the decision is part ...