Facebook announced today that it will no longer serve Flash video, but it will uses the newest and most secure HTML5 platform.
At the end of January toy 20125, YouTube announced that it would replace HTML5 video viewing by default for all users. THE movement it was groundbreaking, and users gladly accepted it. Soon after, more and more services began to follow Google's example.
During the summer, Facebook hired Alex Stamos as CSO (Chief Security Officer). Shortly after hiring Stamos, he publicly asked Adobe to announce an EoL (End of Life) timeline for Flash.
Adobe's software for those who do not know is constantly being targeted by hackers, because of the vulnerabilities they are constantly discovering in their code.
According to Facebook's Daniel Baulig, aside from the well-known security reasons, the HTML5 platform has some advantages. It allows developer teams to change the code on sites without having to recompile its SWF file again and again player after each change.
HTML5 videos are available today in News Feed, Pages, and Facebok video player embedded in third-party sites.
Why we chose to move to HTML5 video
