United Kingdom, May 22 -- Meta has launched a new "dedicated" app for Facebook groups.

The tech giant has quietly dropped Forum with the goal of giving "a dedicated space built for deeper discussions, real answers and the communities you care about".

In a listing on the App Store, Meta said: "Forum, a Facebook app, is a dedicated space for the conversations that matter most to you, built for the groups you already love and those you have yet to discover."

Once you've downloaded the app, users can sign in with their Facebook accounts with groups, profile and activity all carrying over, while you can also post "with a nickname".

The company noted that your groups "still exist on Facebook", and anything you share on Forum will still be v...