Now, for the moment we’ve all been waiting for: an app that removes old Facebook posts. Forever.

Michael Devine, programmer of the app Exfoliate, admitted right off the bat that he was an “impulsive guy” with “strong political views.” For him, Facebook was a means of expressing anything ranging from funny to ridiculous all in the name of fun. But as we all know, these types of posts can come back to haunt us in the long run. So Devine decided to program an app that would remove selected content from other friends’ walls or your own.

“Exfoliate can remove your own posts, comments, and likes, from your friends; walls too. You can choose the age of items you wish removed, and Exfoliate will remove any items tha are at least as old as your selection from any of your selected content areas. It is important, though, to understand that Exfoliate truly deletes the content.  It is not backed up and it is not recoverable— [and] well, that’s kinda the point.”

And besides, having really old posts available is annoying or even embarrassing at times, as Facebook has been doing an “on this day in 2010” feature, where they show “historic” posts and photos as a remembrance on people’s newsfeeds.

Have no fear, though, with Exfoliate you can make sure your old posts are gone for good.

(CNET)

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