Facebook might be taking a page from Snapchat.

Facebook told Computerworld on Thursday that it is testing whether to offer disappearing posts and comments with a small group of mobile users.

“We’re running a small pilot of a feature on Facebook for iOS that lets people schedule deletion of their posts in advance,” a Facebook spokesperson said in an email.

The feature could be useful for users who want to post comments or questions such as — “I’m selling tickets for this weekend’s Patriots’ game” or “Anyone want to meet for dinner tonight?” – that don’t have a long shelf life.

The feature also could draw in younger users who are fans of Snapchat, a messaging app that enables users to send texts, photos or video that can only be viewed for a short amount of time. Facebook, which has seen slowing growth, has been focused on drawing in younger users, who have been siphoned off to other social sites, such as Twitter and Snapchat.

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