Facebook is rolling a notification screen globally to warn users against sharing outdated content that is more than 90 days old. users will have to choose between "Go back" or to click continue if they'd still wish to share the old content. To ensure people have the context they need ...
Facebook has brought payments to WhatsApp for the first time, starting in Brazil build on Facebook Pay, a feature that provides a secure and consistent way to make payments across Facebook apps. The feature is set to be rolled out in other countries in the future. According to Mark Zuckerberg, ...
Facebook is rolling out Messenger Kids, a video chat and messaging app that helps children connect with friends and family in a fun, parent-controlled space. Messenger Kids has been designed for children between the ages of 6 to 12 years, with the app including two new features aimed at helping ...
Facebook and PayPal have made investments in Gojek, a Southeast Asian ride-hailing startup also offering food delivery and mobile payments. Facebook and Paypal will be participating in the ongoing Series F financing round to raise to over $3 billion. However, the two companies did not disclose the amount of investment in ...
Facebook is introducing a tool to help users batch delete old posts and shrink their digital footprint on the social network. The new feature will be called manage activity and will roll-out in the next few days. Until now, users have had to navigate their way into Facebook's privacy settings ...
Facebook has today announced the launch of "Facebook Shops". The companies new product that will give small businesses tools to create online stores on Facebook and Instagram Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in a Facebook Live appearance earlier today. Shops will provide business owners with the ability to ...
WhatsApp is set out to rival zoom in video conferencing as the pandemic heightens across the globe. Users will soon have up to 50 participants on a single video call. The new feature is dubbed messenger Rooms and is set to work across Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, Facebook gaming, and ...
Facebook has expanded messenger for kids in more than 70 countries to meet the growing demands of kids' social activities. The feature will roll out to the rest of the world in the coming weeks. Most parents are turning to technology to help their kids reconnect with friends and family ...
Facebook has today launched a live gaming mobile app today for its users following the surge in video games surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The company has invested 700 million of its 2.5 billion users already involved with gaming content. The app will rival Amazon's Twitch, YouTube and Microsoft mixer services. ...
Facebook has recently announced a new messenger app for Mac and Windows. The launch comes after the company recorded a 100 per cent increase in audio and video calling. The new messenger app will enable Facebook users to make video calls from their desktop. The app will also support chats ...
Tech companies including Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, WeChat, TikTok and others have partnered with WHO for a hackathon. The partnership will promote the development of software to take on the challenges related to the Coronavirus pandemic. The #BuildforCOVID19 hackathon was announced yesterday and will begin accepting project submissions on Thursday. The hackathon ...
Facebook is taking the challenge to keep people and small businesses safe and informed by making sure everyone has accurate information. The company is focusing on supporting global health experts and stopping misinformation during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. "These are unprecedented times, making things incredibly challenging for us all. Especially ...
Facebook has celebrated businesses that have graduated from the third chapter of the Facebook Accelerator London programme. Hosted inside Facebook London’s tech office. The Facebook Accelerator London programme runs in partnership with Founders Forum Group’s digital consultancy agency Founders Intelligence. The program is open to high-growth start-ups who are creating ...
Facebook has shrunk the iOS version of Messenger App Size Down By 75 per cent to make its iPhone messaging app run better especially on older phones. Facebook has rewritten the app t from scratch. It has shrunk Messenger’s footprint on iPhone down to an eminently manageable 30MB, less than a quarter ...
Facebook has cancelled its annual F8 developer conference over coronavirus concerns. The conference was scheduled to take place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in California on May 5th and 6th. The event attracts thousands of developers across the globe. Last year, it attracted more than 5,000 developers, creators ...
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Facebook appears to be backing away from it's earlier plans to sell ads on WhatsApp. In 2018, the company confirmed that ads will appear in the Status feature. There were no revelations on when it would be rolled out but later last year, Facebook announced ads would arrive by 2020. But it looks ...
Facebook Facelift is finally rolling out on desktop application. The new design has a less cluttered look and brighter icons. Facebook executives announced earlier that the company was planning to push out a massive redesign to the application. The redesign will make Facebook easier to navigate around. It is primarily supposed ...
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Facebook on Monday introduced "Viewpoints" in the US, an Android and iOS App that pays members of the social network for taking part in surveys. https://youtu.be/w6hT7gs2uGE Facebook has a terrible history of collecting heaps of user data and doing a frightful job of keeping it safe. But if you are ...
The app was quietly released last week and is only available in Canada Now that memes are the soul of social media, Facebook doesn’t want you to miss out on the creativity just in case that is a streak you want to tap into. According to The Information, Whale App which essentially ...
Facebook is working on a new facial recognition process
CEO Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday that Twitter will ban all political ads, in a move that will increase pressure on Facebook over its controversial stance to allow politicians to advertise false statements. https://twitter.com/jack/status/1189634360472829952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Twitter had previously implemented rules and restrictions for political advertising. The announcement comes as Facebook is embroiled in a controversy over its decision ...
Earlier this year, Facebook launched group stories on its platform but the social media giant soon removed the feature after it wasn't very well received by users. The social media giant says that they want users to have groups to engage in discussion and connect with others with similar interests ...
How do you handle negative comments online? Social media can be a very dangerous to be in. People tend to hide behind their words more often than not and some people have no filter. Personally, I don't know how to handle backlash from online haters but I am slowly realizing ...
Facebook on Monday announced the acquisition of CTRL Labs, a New York startup that builds technology that can help your electronic device read your brain waves. The startup will join Facebook Reality Labs, a division of the social media company that is working to develop augmented-reality smart glasses. Andrew "Boz" Bosworth, ...
Is Facebook equipped to handle far more intimate personal data after their previous privacy scandals? Facebook Dating, which has existed in other countries since last year, went live in the US Yesterday, September 5th. This is definitely in the hopes that Facebook can compete with existing dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, ...
Facebook may soon start hiding like counts on News Feed posts to help improve the mental health of its users by protecting them from envy and dissuade them from self-censorship. The company's idea is to prevent users from destructively comparing themselves to their friends and possibly feeling worthless if their posts ...
Earlier this month, we shared with you that Facebook is adding its name to Instagram and WhatsApp, and would soon call them “Instagram from Facebook” and “WhatsApp from Facebook”. For WhatsApp, this change seems to be coming very soon as it's latest beta update reportedly adds the 'WhatsApp from Facebook' tag to the app. ...
Facebook has updated its Group privacy settings and added admin controls for group safety because it wants to make it easier for users to understand its Group privacy settings. The social media site is doing away with the public, closed or secret settings. Alternatively, Groups will include two clear options ...
