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Facebook is testing facial detection tech to keep bots at bay (update)
In order to keep its social network free of malicious bots, Facebook keeps trying out new tactics.In its latest test, it's deploying facial recognition tech to spot fake profiles. The feature, spotted by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, asks you to take a video selfie and turn ...
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Facebook has a new logo (but the app will look the same)
Facebook is making a major change to its visual identity, differentiating Facebook the company from Facebook the app. The company today revealed a new logo with simple bold, capitalized text that will be used across its portfolio of apps. Facebook the social network, however, ...
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Report: Facebook wanted to buy Fitbit too, but Google offered more cash
Google buying Fitbit was the big news of the day, but in an alternate universe, it might have been another tech behemoth making. According to a report by The Information, Facebook courted Fitbit too, but Google was willing to pay double. For reference, Google ended up closing the ...
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Why Facebook’s response to Twitter ceasing political ads isn’t satisfactory
Mozilla points out that Facebook's ad API is far from perfect and doesn't solve the core issue of promoting untrue messages. ...
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It’s ‘impossible to exist’ on Facebook as an NSFW artist
Facebook updated its policies, under the guise of preventing “sexual solicitation,” and now restricts solicitation involving ...
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Facebook suspends accounts linked to Putin ally for spreading disinformation in Africa
Facebook said in a post that it had removed three “inauthentic” Russian influence networks from the platform that were ...
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WhatsApp spyware was used to snoop on 2 dozen Indian activists and journalists (Updated)
WhatsApp reveals at least two dozen academics, lawyers, Dalit activists and journalists in India were the target of surveillance ...
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Facebook is testing end-to-end encryption for secret Messenger calls
In March, Mark Zuckerberg shared his grand vision of Facebook's future that included encrypting all messaging services. It seems that the company is slowly working on making that happen. According to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, Facebook is testing encrypting video and audio ...
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Facebook wants to get into healthcare. What could possibly go wrong?
Facebook wants to remind you to see a doctor. It's working on a suite of "Preventative Health" features designed to help ...
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Facebook employees object to the company’s policy of allowing lies in political ads
Facebook employees issued an open letter urging Mark Zuckerberg to rethink the company's strategy for regulating paid political ...
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Instagram refused to run an HIV preventative drug campaign because it contained 'politics'
Facebook and Instagram refused to run an educational campaign promoting the benefits of PrEP — a HIV preventative drug ...
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Facebook's new AI tweaks video so you can't be identified by face recognition tech
Facebook's face de-identification tech modifies your face slightly in video content to thwart facial recognition systems. ...
