Facebook grapples with heartache as it jogs memories


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Facebook, photographed on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 in Menlo Park, Calif. (John Green/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

SAN JOSE, California: Don't go breaking my heart, Facebook. It's a sentiment shared by people like 48-year-old San Jose resident Beth Burkley, who gets caught off guard when she sees reminders of her ex pop up on social media. 

"I have a couple of ex boyfriends that I'm still friends with on Facebook. We keep in touch," she said. 

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