Facebook is reportedly looking to take on TaskRabbit by allowing people to book gig workers for home repair or freelance jobs

 Facebook might make TaskRabbit obsolete. The social media giant is looking to build a services feature that connects gig workers with users looking for home repair or freelance jobs, The Information reported reported.

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 The company is forming a team focused on this new initiative, but Facebook could decide to ultimately abandon the effort, according to the report.

The services tools would reportedly live on Facebook Marketplace, a place users can sell or exchange goods to one another similar to Craigslist. The company introduced Marketplace in 2016 and amassed 800 million global users within two years, Facebook said