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Facebook and Instagram Expected to (Somewhat) Rescind its Boobie Ban!
Social media has always had a bit of a complicated relationship when it has come to the human body. Of course, images which are outright pornographic are often, if not banned, then certainly discouraged on pretty much every mainstream platform. There has, however, always been a bit of grey area…
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Meta (Facebook) Deny Fresh Rumours that Mark Zuckerberg is to Step Down in 2023
For several years now there have been consistent reports and rumours suggesting that Mark Zuckerberg, by choice or compulsion, would step down as CEO of Meta (or Facebook as everyone else still prefers to call them). – Over the last few weeks, however, such allegations have, once again, been cropping…
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Meta is Building an AI to Fact-Check Wikipedia (And You Thought YOUR Job Stank)
Wikipedia, by and large, is a perfectly fine website when it comes to quickly looking up information for a fast answer. In terms of accuracy though, well, given that the website itself makes the clear distinction that it should never be used for any kind of academic purposes… Well, that…
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Facebook Continues to Fail to Attract Young Users!
It’s not exactly a secret that Facebook is predominantly seen as social media for older people. A fact that I’m admittedly perhaps not too thrilled to reiterate given that it’s pretty much the only platform I’m on. – Put simply though, Facebook has undoubtedly been making some pretty big efforts…
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Meta Confirms a COLOSSAL Price Increase for its Quest 2 VR Headset!
Ever since its release last year, the Quest 2 VR from Meta (or Facebook if you still prefer) has proven to be a massive hit with consumers. Offering a solid gateway into virtual reality, it’s hard to deny that one of the biggest reasons for its success has been because…
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Facebook Threatens to Withdraw its Platform From Europe (It Won’t!)
Facebook has never had a particularly great relationship with its users. In fact, I know many people who are seemingly only one minor aggravating point away from quitting from it entirely. – Following a report via ITWire, however, it seems that the social media platform may be considering taking that…
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Facebook Announces Plans to Refocus on Younger Users!
It’s no secret that Facebook, while still certainly a major social media platform, has had something of a huge problem over the last few years in attracting new users. Put simply, its base is stagnating. And one of the biggest reasons for that has been (the perceived or otherwise) inability…
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Facebook Will Use Algorithms to Fight Ad Discrimination
Ad discrimination is a pretty serious issue on Facebook, and when those in charge of the social network found out that some advertisers were using “ethnic affinity” ads for housing, employment or credit, they decided to fight the issue using algorithms. While the first anti-discrimination methods were moderately successful, Facebook wants…
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Adblock Plus Beats Facebook’s Unblockable Ads
Facebook has been working on a way to make ad-blockers obsolete on its own platform, and it recently implemented this ad blocker-proof format a little while ago. However, even though it was relatively successful at first, Adblock Plus has already figured out a way to shut down this system, at…
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You Can Now Add Videos in Your Facebook Comments
Facebook has received quite a few changes lately, some of which catered to its private chat emoticons, while others added GIF message functionality. However, the latest Facebook update aims to take things to a whole new level with the implementation of videos in comments and status updates. So just in…
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Facebook Denies Spying on Its Users through Phone Microphones
It looks like Facebook had to do some explaining not too long ago because of a certain rumor that its app is actually listening in on users on both iOS and Android platforms. The rumor started off when a communications professor from USF reported receiving Facebook ads on topics that were…
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Facebook Activates Safety Check Tool after Brussels Attacks
Facebook has activated its Safety Check Tool as a response to the attacks that recently took place in Brussels. This is the second time that the social media giant has made the tool available to the public, as the first time was back in November when Paris was struck by…
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Facebook’s Messenger to Receive SMS Support
Facebook’s Messenger is arguably the most popular social media messaging app at the moment, which is why it makes perfect sense for Facebook to try to perfect it and add new features to it. The most recent additions to Messenger definitely sound promising, as the company is testing out SMS…
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Zuckerberg Wants Facebook to Have 5 Billion Users by 2030
Mark Zuckerberg is known for thinking on a large-scale, but his long-term plans for Facebook will definitely be challenging to achieve. Mark wants Facebook to have no less than 5 billion users by 2030, and while this goal is certainly achievable on paper, its real-world application is going to depend on numerous…
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Facebook Ordered to Stop Tracking Non-Members by a Belgian Court
It looks like Facebook might be in a bit of trouble in Belgium as the social network has recently received a 48-hour deadline to stop tracking the online activities of users who don’t have Facebook accounts. Otherwise, the company could be facing fines of up to €250,000 a day. These events seem…
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