Facebook has been working to combat issues like hate speech and disinformation on its platform. While the social network does what it can to remove toxic content before you ever see it, you may be able to take matters into your own hands with an upcoming feature. Facebook is reportedly releasing a feature that will let you …
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Facebook wants to make it easier for its users to find real-time information when a disaster or emergency strikes. The world’s largest social network said Wednesday that more than 100 local governments and first responders with Facebook Pages are testing “local alerts.” Users would see a local alert label in their News Feed and “Today In,” a local news section …
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The UK may release documents “within the next week” about Facebook’s knowledge of Russian interference on the social network, a member of Parliament said Tuesday. The documents may contain evidence that Facebook knew about the issue as early as 2014. Parliament seized the documents over the weekend from the founder of app development company Six4Three while he was visiting London. …
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Facebook rolled out a feature called “Watch Party” in July that allows users to watch and chat about a video in one spot as if they were sitting together in a digital living room. Facebook’s “Watch Party” feature. Facebook Now that tool, which was made available first within Facebook Groups, is expanding to all pages and profiles on the social …
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Lawmakers from nine parliaments around the world met Tuesday in London to discuss the problem of disinformation on Facebook. But one seat at the table remained starkly vacant. Behind the nameplate “Mark Zuckerberg” was an empty chair. Zuckerberg declined repeated invitations to attend the inaugural session of the International Grand Committee on Disinformation, which took place at the UK’s Parliament. …
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An expanded Firefox search deal with Google helped push Mozilla’s annual revenue up 8 percent to $562 million for 2017 — money that should come in handy as the nonprofit tries to salvage what’s good about the internet. Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal and Russian election meddling have led plenty of people to question whether today’s tech is actually a …
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Still thinking about getting a decent VR headset? Holiday deals are starting to emerge. The existing Oculus VR hardware, both PC and mobile, is getting a Black Friday price drop, joining other VR deals on PlayStation VR and HTC’s pricey Vive Pro. Oculus Go: $179 ($20 off) The Oculus Go, released in March, is a rock-solid mobile standalone headset that’s …
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Facebook has begun rolling out a feature that shows you how much time you spend using the social network, as first reported by TechCrunch. Now playing: Watch this: See how much time you’re wasting on Facebook 1:31 It’s called Your Time on Facebook and it’s currently only available through the mobile app. I’ve checked a few different devices of my …
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Facebook and Instagram were down for hours for some users on Tuesday, including in the US, a little more than a week after the world’s largest social network said a “routine test” caused the site to go offline. This time, the tech firm said that “a server configuration caused intermittent problems across all apps globally.” “We are back to 100% …
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The uproar over how Facebook executives handled a series of scandals continues to grow. In a press conference Tuesday, three civil rights groups, Color of Change, Bend the Arc: Jewish Action, and Public Citizen called on the world’s largest social network to fire Joel Kaplan, vice president of global public policy for Facebook. The groups also want Facebook to release a …
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