Tag: facebook

TikTok, Meta can see user behavior on in-app browsers

Next time you click on someone’s “link in bio,” you might be unsuspectingly granting more access to your data...

Instagram won’t ever be Instagram again

It’s hard to remember the last time a trend took off on Facebook or Instagram. This summer’s hits—Pink Sauce,...

Meta looks to the metaverse as it struggles in the present

While Zuck foil-surfs toward the metaverse—an immersive internet that could be built over the next 10+ years—Meta’s losing its...

Facebook wants to be TikTok so badly

If your great-aunt wants her garden photos at the top of your feed, she’s going to have to learn...

Forget You Ever Tagged Me – Facebook

Facebook is shutting down its decade-old facial recognition software, the company announced yesterday. As part of the change, the newly minted Meta will delete the facial scan data of more than 1 billion users from its social network.

Shopify crosses $1 billion sales; Apple wins patent dispute; FTC condemns Facebook

Canadian e-commerce company Shopify crossed the $1 billion sales mark last quarter. The company, born in Ottawa, saw a...

WhatsApp extends deadline for new privacy policy after people fled

WhatsApp on Friday announced that it will be extending the deadline of its confusing policy implementation by three months....

Why people are hating WhatsApp – a BlanCorp spiel…

Facebook’s mobile app theoretically could listen in on you, at least while you have it open. It even has a public feature that will try to recognize any audio in the background, like music or TV—but only while you’re entering a status update, and only if you’ve opted in

WhatsApp Will Delete Your Account If You Don’t Agree Sharing Data With Facebook

WhatsApp Will Delete Your Account If You Don't Agree Sharing Data With Facebook "Respect for your privacy is coded into our DNA," opens WhatsApp's privacy policy. "Since we started WhatsApp, we've aspired to build our Services with a set of strong privacy principles in mind." But come February 8, 2021, this opening statement [...]

Messenger Rooms are Facebook’s answer to Zoom and Houseparty for the pandemic

Facebook is rolling out a suite of new products to expand its capabilities in video chat. The company today...

Major WhatsApp Update Could Threaten Zoom’s Current Market Dominance

There is a surge in the demand for videoconferencing apps these days because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Zoom earned its popularity as one of the most used videoconferencing platforms because of the current health crisis. WhatsApp is preparing to challenge Zoom's dominance with an upcoming feature Zoom quickly became one of the most [...]

Facebook is adding a ‘hug’ reaction to show you care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Facebook is adding a new reaction to live alongside the Like button and the existing reactions: ‘Hug’