Our coverage of all things Facebook. Founded by Mark Zuckerberg and several fellow students in February 2004, the social network has grown to more than a billion users and currently owns Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Facebook and Instagram just banned all QAnon accounts, "even if they contain no violent content"
Back in August, Facebook announced it would begin banning posts related to the QAnon conspiracy movement that supported acts of violence. Since then, the company has removed "over 1,500 Pages and Groups for QAnon containing discussions of potential violence and over 6,500 Pages and ...
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Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2, starting at $299
Facebook announced at today's Connect AR/VR event that it's releasing a new VR headset: specifically, an updated version of its Oculus Quest headset called the Quest 2. The Oculus Quest 2 is, like its predecessor, a standalone headset that can be connected with a PC via the Oculus ...
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Facebook patched a bug that let anyone find out which private groups you've joined
Facebook recently patched two bugs in its systems that let a non-member check if you're a part of a certain group and draw up a list of members from the same city. Usually, if you're part of a group, you can check out fellow members' profiles. But it's not possible when you're ...
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Marketers: Change how you approach social media in the post-COVID-19 world
The pandemic has opened up opportunities for marketers to boost engagement on social media, but only if you pay attention ...
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Facebook test auto-shares Instagram Stories to your news feed
It didn't take long for Facebook to copy Snapchat's Stories format and begin to use it throughout its social networks. Unfortunately for Zuckerberg, it only really caught on for Instagram. Seemingly admitting defeat, Facebook is running a test in which it brings Instagram Stories ...
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Facebook unveils prototype AR glasses that give you 'auditory superpowers'
Facebook has produced a set of AR glasses that give users "perceptual superpowers" by amplifying what they want to hear ...
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Facebook doesn't fix its shit until there's a controversy — that needs to change
Earlier today, Facebook removed the account of T. Raja Singh, a leader of India's ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), for hateful speech against Muslim minorities. This step came after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) pointed out the company's policy executive, Ankhi Das, stopped ...
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Facebook Messenger wants to curb misinformation by limiting forwards to 5 contacts at a time
In 2018, WhatsApp introduced a limit on forwarding messages to only five contacts at a time. Now, Facebook is bringing that ...
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Russia's most notorious troll farm reportedly used deepfakes to push a fake news outlet on Facebook
Facebook and Twitter say they've removed a network of accounts behind a fake news outlet run by fictitious journalists with ...
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Facebook threatens to block news if Australia doesn't amend its new media law
If you live in Australia, chances are that you might not be able to post news links on Facebook soon. The company said it ...
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Does Facebook still sell discriminatory ads?
In May, a Wisconsin health care agency, Tenderness Health Care, posted a job ad on Facebook looking for personal care ...
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Why Facebook's plan to give virtual assistants bodies is both awesome and terrifying
Facebook recently showed off the progress its AI research team has made in the realm of household robotics. The dream is ...
