Facebook is going further in its fight against revenge porn, expanding a pilot program that lets users upload intimate pictures before they’ve hit the internet in a bid to stop them from ever being shared. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Facebook’s Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis said the company was updating its pilot …
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On Saturday, high-end cinema camera maker Red held an event to show off its unreleased Hydrogen One phone. Red was eager to let people experience the phone’s 4-View holographic screen, which displays 3D content without the need for glasses. Booths from companies partnering with Red on the phone dotted the perimeter of the event. One of those companies was Lucid, …
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The UK Parliament on Tuesday published a list of over 50 points it wants the European Parliament to quiz Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on when he gives evidence later in the day. Zuckerberg is set to talk to lawmakers in Brussels where he will be quizzed over Facebook’s role in foreign elections in a meeting that will be streamed live on …
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Hasbro’s first VR game just arrived in Oculus Rooms, the shared social space on the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go platforms. Boggle is now something you can play with your VR friends, if you have VR friends (I find it hard to make any). Facebook announced that Hasbro games were coming to Oculus at the F8 conference a few weeks ago, …
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Facebook and Qualcomm are teaming up to bring super-fast Wi-Fi to built-up urban areas, the two companies announced Monday. Qualcomm said it will integrate Facebook’s Terragraph technology, which uses high-frequency radio waves to speed up networks where populations are dense, into its upcoming chipsets. Terragraph is a millimeter-wavelength, 60GHz wireless system that serves as an alternative when laying fiber becomes …
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Mark Zuckerberg’s hearing at the European Parliament on Tuesday will be livestreamed for all the world to see, the Parliament’s president, Antonio Tajani, said in a tweet on Monday. The Facebook CEO last week agreed to talk with European lawmakers about potential impact of his mammoth social network on elections in Europe, as well as about personal data protection. The …
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Facebook launched a partnership with the Atlantic Council on Thursday that will help prevent malicious actors from using the social network to interfere with elections. The think tank’s Digital Forensic Research Lab will help Facebook monitor specific regions to prevent the spread of misinformation on the platform and educate citizens about the risks, according to a press release. The partnership …
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If you find a pet selfie or food pic while swiping through your Instagram feed, now you can add it to your own Instagram story (and even Facebook) with a few taps. Instagram said on Thursday it’s offering the new feature, which turns other people’s posts into a sort of sticker that you can add your own text to before sharing …
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Facebook is rolling out updates to its Stories feature. The aim is to make it more attractive to people who can’t use Stories the way it is now — and therefore don’t use it at all. The changes allow people to save or archive Facebook Camera clips in their accounts. This saves the limited storage space while giving you the …
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WhatsApp is adding new features to streamline group chats and make it easier to manage your groups. Facebook’s popular messaging client announced the new features on its blog Tuesday. They include: A group description visible to all members Restrictions over who can edit the subject, icon and description of a group A single-tap “what’s new” button to see new postings …
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