Did you spot this mildly interesting change to Facebook's notification icon?
Globe gets new location-dependent look
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Facebook gave a polite nod to nations outside of the Americas today, when it rolled out a change to its notification icon that alters how it appears depending on your location.
If "something looks different" is a thought that crossed your mind when you did your early morning scroll today, chances are it was the little globe in the top left.
It used to show North and South America wherever you were in the world, but has now spun to show other continents depending on where you login from.
Here's the before and after:
It's a pretty minute change, but smaller ones still have not gone unnoticed – A redesign of Google's logo was picked up in May, when it moved the second 'g' one pixel to the right and took the 'l' one pixel down and one to the right.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments