A new update for Instagram appears to suggest that Facebook has started merging chats on the app with its Facebook Messenger service. Instagram’s mobile app started to update with some with the message “There’s a New Way to Message on Instagram” with a list of features including a “new colorful look for your chats,” more […]
Starting today official music videos are set to be added to Facebook in the United States. The step is being taken so as to compete with the number one platform for music videos, YouTube. The feature will allow people to find, watch as well as share music videos on Facebook. The social media platform is […]
Facebook will now hand over a total of $650 million to settle a lawsuit over the company’s use of facial recognition technology. The social network added $100 million to its initial $550 million settlement, Facebook revealed in court documents reported by Fortune. The deal was the largest-ever payout as the result of a class-action lawsuit […]
Facebook has enabled its screen-sharing feature for Messenger on mobile devices, allowing you to share your phone or tablet screen when calling a friend one on one, in a group chat, or while taking part in even larger conversations via Messenger Rooms. Messenger’s new phone feature lets you instantly share your screen with friends and […]
Facebook has confirmed to SocialMedia that it’s testing a dark mode in its mobile apps. The feature is only available to a “small percentage” of users worldwide at the moment, according to a spokesperson. You likely won’t see if for a while, then, even though it’s clearly edging toward a wider release. Facebook has already […]
Facebook is buying the popular GIF-making and sharing website Giphy for a reported price of $400 million, with plans to integrate the massive GIF library into Instagram and other Facebook apps. News of the deal was first reported by Axios, which revealed the $400 million value of the deal. Giphy was founded by Alex Chung […]
Facebook today is introducing another feature aimed at making it easier to see who’s behind the posts published across Facebook and Instagram. The company says it will now display the location of the Facebook Page or Instagram account with a large audience on every post it shares, so end users have a better understanding of […]
Facebook has announced a new standalone desktop app for group video calls and chat. The app is available now for both Windows and macOS. Technically, there has been a Messenger app in the Windows store for quite a while but Facebook didn’t seem to update it as often. A macOS version was briefly in testing […]
Facebook is working on new features that make it easier for people to access live streams even if they don’t have a Facebook account as it tries to meet the rise in demand for live video through COVID-19. The company will begin allowing non-Facebook users to watch live streams from mobile devices, something previously only […]
Social networks are joining streaming services in reducing video quality to help European networks deal with demand from people staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this week, Netflix, Alphabet Inc’s YouTube, Amazon and Disney said they would downgrade their video quality. EU industry chief Thierry Breton has urged streaming platforms to free up […]
Facebook is taking new steps to encourage its billions of users to take social distancing seriously amid the coronavirus pandemic. The social network will start placing a coronavirus “information center” at the top of users’ News Feeds, Mark Zuckerberg announced. The messages will begin appearing in users’ News Feeds in the next 24 hours in […]
Facebook announced a $100 million program to help small businesses as governments throughout the country urge gyms and restaurants to close their doors to slow the coronavirus pandemic. In a blog post announcing the grants, Facebook said, “We know that your business may be experiencing disruptions resulting from the global outbreak of COVID-19. We’ve heard […]
Facebook said Thursday that it’s suing Namecheap and Whoisguard for providing website addresses that impersonate the social network and can be used for frauds and scams. According to Facebook, the latter registered 45 domains that were made explicitly to confuse people into thinking they were affiliated with its app and products. Some of the domains […]
Facebook unveiled a machine learning tool that, in the last year, has removed more than six billion fake accounts. That’s in addition to the millions of new fake accounts that Facebook blocks from being created daily. According to Facebook, the tool has been in production for two years and it’s one of the most advanced […]
Facebook is the latest tech company to cancel an event due to the coronavirus outbreak. F8 was originally scheduled to take place on May 5th and May 6th later this year, but it’s not going to happen this year. Facebook said that the “growing concerns around COVID-19” made it necessary to cancel the “in-person” component […]