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Now playing: Watch this: 5 cool things you didn’t know you could do with Facebook… 2:45 I remember when Facebook made the decision to “liberate” Messenger from Facebook proper and turn it into a standalone app. I was not happy, as it was not only one more app I had to install, but also an …

Facebook is going up against the US over a gag order that it thinks impedes on freedom of speech.  A court order prevents Facebook from telling three users that search warrants were issued for their account information, according to a report from BuzzFeed, which cited documents it obtained from the DC Appeals Court.  The court has requested “all contents of …

China’s clamping down on users who rely on virtual private networks (VPN) to break free of its notorious internet filter. Dubbed the Great Firewall, the filter blocks access to news sites deemed undesireable by the Chinese government as well as social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, platforms the Chinese government has no control over. To bypass the restrictions, …

Last year, Facebook said it wanted to help you find all the nearby free Wi-Fi hotspots. Late last week, the company announced it was rolling out the feature globally. Whether you’re traveling and have spotty internet access or you’re just looking for a coffee shop to work from for a few hours, here’s how you can use Facebook to find …

Google News got a redesign this week that’s more about facts than fonts. As with any redesign, the aim is to present a cleaner, uncluttered page that makes content easier to find and digest. The desktop News page has adopted a card format intended to help you browse for stories, which will generally be labeled with publisher names and tags …

Now playing: Watch this: 5 tips for getting started with Bixby Voice 2:52 Bixby is the assistant software unveiled to much fanfare alongside the Samsung Galaxy S8 ($180 at eBay) and Galaxy S8 Plus. It comes in three flavors: Bixby Home, Bixby Vision and Bixby Voice. Bixby Voice, which is similar to Siri or Google Assistant, was the only facet of …

You’re staring at your windows. You need to measure for curtains, but you have no idea where you hid your measuring tape. Soon, you’ll be able to whip out your iPhone and sort it all out using AR Measure, an augmented-reality app that rolls out an animated tape measure on your screen.  The app comes from developer Laan Labs, which plans …

Editors’ note: The story below was first published on January 9, 2017, to mark the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs announcing the original iPhone. We’re republishing it to mark the June 29 anniversary of that first iPhone going on sale. It’s so small. When you think of a phone, you’re probably imagining something wide, larger-screened, beefy. This thing I’m holding …

Ever wanted to cry some real-fake tears in a Facebook Messenger video call? (What? No? Well, Facebook is letting you anyway.) Facebook on Monday said it added new features like animated reactions, filters, masks and effects, and the ability to take screenshots to both one-on-one and group video chats, according to a blog post Monday.  Facebook widened its video chat …

Social media giants Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Microsoft said Monday they have created a joint forum to remove extremist content from their respective services. The companies — under pressure after a rash of terrorist attacks — said they would work together to improve and refine existing shared efforts for identifying and removing terrorist content, work with counter-terrorism experts and commission …