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Jane Manchun Wong
Hong Kong-American technology blogger and app researcher (born 1994) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jane Manchun Wong (born April 13, 1994)[2] is a Hong Kong technology blogger and app researcher best known for discovering unreleased features of online services such as Facebook or Instagram.[1][3][4][5]
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In December 2021, Wong was featured on Forbes' 2022 30 Under 30: Social Media list.[6] Between June 2023 and October 2024, she was an employee of Meta, working on Instagram and Threads.[5][7][8]
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Personal life
Wong is a self-taught coder who grew up in Hong Kong.[4] She developed an interest in security vulnerabilities at a young age. At seven, she circumvented her parents' controls on their computer by replacing Microsoft Windows with Linux to "prove the point".[3][9]
Wong studied computer science at UMass Dartmouth but left a few months prior to graduating due to medical issues.[1][10] In 2023, she relocated to San Francisco to work on Instagram and Threads for Meta.[7][8][11]
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Discoveries
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Wong's first notable discovery came in October 2017 when she revealed Facebook was testing a résumé feature.[9][12]
In 2018, Wong leaked screenshots of Facebook Dating's homepage before its release and also revealed a map feature on Facebook which shows the locations of nearby friends.[1]
On April 18, 2019, she announced Instagram was testing hiding like counts, which was confirmed twelve days later by Adam Mosseri.[4]
Among other discoveries, Wong also revealed LinkedIn's dark mode, Lyft's digital wallet, and Twitter users having an option to hide replies to their tweets.[7][9]
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