<p>Facebook has apologised for the grief its "Year in Review" app caused some of its users while dishing out good memories along with the bad ones.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The social working site compiled a "Year in Review" video for every user, allowing them to reminisce over the highlights of the past year as calculated by Facebook's algorithm.<br /><br />While some people's highlights included a wedding or a trip, others contained more devastating highlights like the death of a loved one, Jezebel reported.<br /><br />Writer and web design consultant Eric Meyer wrote a poignant response to the "Year in Review" app after viewing the picture of his daughter, who died of brain cancer earlier this year, in his news feed.<br /><br />In reply to this, Jonathan Gheller, product manager for the app at Facebook, apologised for the pain the app caused.<br /><br />"[The app] was awesome for a lot of people, but clearly in this case we brought him grief rather than joy," he told the Washington Post.<br /><br />"The team behind the app is considering ways to improve it and will take Meyer's concerns into account," he added.<br /><br />Many users were also annoyed at how pushy the feature is, constantly reminding users of its existence.<br /><br />The algorithm chooses default photos and moments that captured the most interaction.<br />Users are, however, given the option to customise their "Year in Review" prior to sharing, the report added.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Facebook has apologised for the grief its "Year in Review" app caused some of its users while dishing out good memories along with the bad ones.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The social working site compiled a "Year in Review" video for every user, allowing them to reminisce over the highlights of the past year as calculated by Facebook's algorithm.<br /><br />While some people's highlights included a wedding or a trip, others contained more devastating highlights like the death of a loved one, Jezebel reported.<br /><br />Writer and web design consultant Eric Meyer wrote a poignant response to the "Year in Review" app after viewing the picture of his daughter, who died of brain cancer earlier this year, in his news feed.<br /><br />In reply to this, Jonathan Gheller, product manager for the app at Facebook, apologised for the pain the app caused.<br /><br />"[The app] was awesome for a lot of people, but clearly in this case we brought him grief rather than joy," he told the Washington Post.<br /><br />"The team behind the app is considering ways to improve it and will take Meyer's concerns into account," he added.<br /><br />Many users were also annoyed at how pushy the feature is, constantly reminding users of its existence.<br /><br />The algorithm chooses default photos and moments that captured the most interaction.<br />Users are, however, given the option to customise their "Year in Review" prior to sharing, the report added.<br /><br /></p>