Google is still refusing to let Google+ die... An attractive alternative to Facebook. I use it and recommend it highly.

https://www.businessinsider.com/google-plus-social-network-die-new-features-added-facebook-classic-2017-1

Google is refusing to let Google+ die.

The vast majority of the social network's users have long-since abandoned it — but the Californian tech giant is continuing to modify and update the platform.

It is going to automatically hide "low quality" comments (read: spam and nonsense) on photos and posts; it is adjusting its layout to prioritise photos and posts and show less white space; and it is re-introducing the ability to create events you can invite people to and join (much like on Facebook), after previously removing the feature.

Google+ is also killing off its "classic" mode on the web for good,after a redesign in November 2015 changed the focus to be on collections and communities (but left an option to switch back to the classic view).

Google launched Google+ back in 2011 as a Facebook competitor — and its announcement reportedly spooked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg into declaring a "lockdown" as the social network figured out how to respond.