At IFA 2022 in Berlin, Meta and Qualcomm have signed an agreement. Qualcomm already makes custom silicon for Meta's VR headsets and will continue to do so for the future Quest lineup of devices.
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WhatsApp has banned 2.39 million accounts in India, out of which 1.4 million accounts were banned proactively, as a prevent measure to prevent any "harmful behavior" on the platform.
Meta has announced the Facebook Gaming app for iOS and Android will be discontinued beginning October 28, 2022. Meta is encouraging users to redirect to the Facebook app in advance of the change.
Anonymous Accenture representatives have told Facebook contractors that they will have to let go of their work on the 2nd of September, with the option to reapply and no guarantee of being rehired.
Meta has an official policy to combat misinformation campaigns that could flare up before the upcoming 2022 U.S. Midterm elections. Facebook will offer better access to official information.
Facebook Reels is getting an update with the addition of six features. These include the “Add Yours” stickers, creator studio, crossposting between Instagram and Facebook, and others.
Twitter is testing a feature that allows users to add statuses to their tweets. These uneditable statuses come with default emojis and link other public tweets with the same status.
Meta has reported its first-ever quarterly revenue drop. As a result, CEO Mark Zuckerberg told investors that he would be looking for ways that the company can do more with less resources.
Which? has found that Facebook, Google, and Trustpilot do not do enough to remove fake reviews from their platforms. The companies responded, saying they are fighting fake reviews.
Meta is being sued by META for infringing on its brand name. The two companies had previously been negotiating, but Meta has so far refused to come to the table to settle the matter.
Meta has announced a new feature called Music Revenue Sharing using which video creators on Facebook can earn a part of in-stream ads in their content while using licensed music from popular artists.
Facebook released a Feeds tab feature that lets you see content from friends, family, groups, and pages in chronological order. However, they can still get suggested content from the Home tab as well.
Younger internet users are getting their news primarily through social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, according to a survey done by the UK's communications regulator, Ofcom.
Amazon is taking legal action against 10,000 Facebook group admins. It says these admins have been orchestrating fake rating campaigns of products on Amazon, which is prohibited by the site.
Instagram has announced its Payment in Chat feature that lets users buy products by texting online businesses. The feature provides the facility to track orders and pay while staying in the chat.
Facebook is testing the ability to create and maintain up to five profiles, which will be tied to a single account. Misuse, misrepresentation, or impersonation can be detected and penalized.
Meta virtual reality headset owners soon won't have to be linked to a Facebook account when using their hardware. Meta accounts and Meta Horizon profiles are replacing the old system.
Meta has built an language model that translates across 200 languages better than the competition at an average of 44%. It has up to 54.5 billion parameters and has been open-sourced on GitHub.
The Meta-owned messenger gets regular updates, and if you like living on the edge, the Beta UWP app for Windows receives new features first, like today, with some fancy chat formatting options.
Meta has started testing two new features for Facebook, namely a dedicated sidebar for Facebook Groups and channels for focused discussions in three formats: chat, audio, and feeds.
Facebook Pay has been rebranded as Meta Pay. The company said nothing is changing about the service right now except its name. The rebranding will first occur in the United States, then globally.
The US government has taken Meta to court and imposed a fine for violating the Fair Housing Act for implementing discriminatory ad targeting system based on their "race, color, religion, and more".
Content creators can enjoy relief on revenues for another year with Meta's new policy. Revenue cuts on subscriptions etc will now be from 2024. More monetizable features have been introduced too.
Mark Zuckerberg has announced a digital clothing store for Meta users to dress their avatars with branded clothing. Creative individuals will now be able to buy and sell personalized outfits too.
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The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal has dealt a heavy blow to Meta in its $400 million acquisition of Giphy, ruling that other regulators were correct to raise their antitrust concerns.
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Meta has seemingly paused development on its Apple Watch rival. A prototype of the hardware featured one camera on the front and another on the back, but the latter reportedly interfered with sensors.
Meta is currently planning to phase out its Portal smart devices as a consumer product and instead, focus more on its enterprise applications. It will continue supporting existing customers.
After AMBER Alerts launched on Facebook in 2015, the early warning system has now come to Instagram as well. Full availability of the feature will happen in 25 countries in the coming weeks.
Instagram is introducing a new logo which is brighter and includes more color gradient than ever before. It also created a new typeface that will make the brand identity uniform across platforms.
Bad news for those still using the iPhone 5 and 5C in 2022: Meta is about to stop supporting WhatsApp on those devices. Starting October 24, 2022, you will need iOS 12 and newer to run WhatsApp.
According to a leaked document, Facebook engineers have admitted that Facebook itself doesn't know what it does with its own users' data and where it goes after entering its servers.
Meta is coming up with its first ever retail store on May 9 in its campus in Burlingame, California. Customers can get familiar with Meta's vision of the metaverse and also play with their hardware.
Meta is planning on charging developers as much as 47.5% commission on sales of all virtual items in the New Horizons metaverse, which is way higher than the 30% Apple Tax that Facebook had opposed.
TikTok, which is by far the most popular social media app among teenagers and young adults across the world, has a projected ad revenue which is more than that of Twitter and Snapchat combined.
Meta has introduced a new way for developers to make reels easier to share on Facebook. 'Sharing to Reels' feature will allow users to share videos short-form videos from third-party apps on Facebook.
The European Union and the U.S. have reached a provisional agreement over the transatlantic data transfer, which could help companies collect and process user data, possibly with better safeguards.
An Australian regulator has sued Meta for allowing fraudulent ads showing celebrities promoting cryptocurrencies to run rampant on Facebook. One person reportedly lost almost $500,000.
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Russian demand for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) has skyrocketed by around 2088% after the country banned Meta's Facebook and Instagram platforms, in addition to several others.
Group Admins for Facebook pages have multiple new tools under the new "Admin Assist" platform. These tools can help moderators fight misinformation, suspend offenders, and even increase members.
Epic Games says Unreal Engine 6 will help developers "build content faster" using AI models
Rockstar gives last-gen GTA V players free upgrades tomorrow
Latest Rufus update improves new Windows 11 install method
