Facebook said Wednesday that it’s adding videoconferencing apps Zoom, BlueJeans, GoToMeeting and Webex to its Portal video chat devices in September, a move that the social media giant hopes will entice people to use their products while they’re working from home. Video calling has become more popular because people are spending more time at home …

Twitter said Tuesday that it’s releasing new settings that will let users control who can reply to their tweet, a new tool the company says helps some people feel safer online. The company started testing the new settings in May and decided to roll out the feature to all users of the app and desktop site. When you compose a …

Facebook said Tuesday that the coronavirus affected how many people could review posts on the social network for violations of rules against content promoting suicide or self-injury. The COVID-19 pandemic also impacted how many workers could monitor Facebook-owned Instagram for child nudity and sexual exploitation. From April to June, Facebook said in a blog post, it took action on fewer pieces of …

Facebook said Thursday that its employees will be able to continue working from home until July 2021, a move that comes after other tech companies, including Google and Uber, push back plans to reopen their offices as coronavirus cases surge. A Facebook spokeswoman said the company made the decision “based on guidance from health and government experts” and “internal discussions.” …

In the short video, a pigeon wearing a chef’s hat makes a Lunchables’ pizza as Italian music plays in the background. The video’s creator, San Francisco art director Pablo Rochat, then picks up the mini pizza and eats it.  The quirky video might remind you of content often found on TikTok, the popular short-video app that’s recently landed in political …

Facebook’s multibillion dollar ad business continues to grow even as the coronavirus pandemic hobbles the economy and high-profile brands boycott the company to get it to more aggressively combat hate speech. The strong performance comes as the government ramps up pressure on Facebook amid concerns it’s grown too powerful.  The world’s biggest social network reported second-quarter earnings on Thursday that …

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on Thursday sought to quell security concerns about the social network during the company’s earnings call a week after hackers hijacked the accounts of high-profile politicians, celebrities and businesses to peddle a cryptocurrency scam. “Last week was a really tough week for all of us at Twitter. We feel terrible about the security incident that negatively …

Facebook said Thursday it’s rolling out a new feature that lets people livestream video from Messenger Rooms, the videoconferencing tool the social media giant introduced in April. Facebook already lets users livestream video on the social network, but they currently can only invite one person to co-broadcast. Streaming a live video from Messenger Rooms means that users will be able to …

Instagram, a photo sharing app owned by Facebook, said Tuesday that it’s releasing a new way for users to fundraise for personal causes.  The social network said users in the US, UK and Ireland will be able to create personal fundraisers through Instagram as part of an initial test. Users can create a fundraiser by tapping “Edit Profile,” “Add Fundraiser” …

Twitter said Thursday that it plans to release new tools for developers that could make it easier to create a variety of features and apps to combat hate speech, help businesses better understand customers, and help users find information more quickly. The company expects to launch a new version of its application programming interface next week. The new API was originally …