What is TBH and why has Facebook bought it?

Anonymous chat app for teens has only been on the App Store since August

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Five million people have downloaded the app TBH - teen-speak for “to be honest”
(Image credit: TBH)

Facebook is adding yet another company to its growing portfolio of start-ups with the purchase of teen chat app TBH.

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