This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says it’s wrong to suggest the social media platform is designed to enrage people. In an interview with Axios on HBO, Zuckerberg admitted that partisan content on Facebook often gets high engagement — such …
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In a further escalation in the feud between Apple and Epic Games, Apple will no longer allow Epic Games users to use its Sign In with Apple system starting Sept. 11, according to a tweet from the official Epic Games Twitter account. Apple will no longer allow users to sign into Epic Games accounts using “Sign In with Apple” as soon …
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The Irish Data Protection Commission has asked Facebook to halt transferring user data from the European Union to the US. A preliminary order was sent in late August, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Facebook confirmed the Irish DPC has begun an inquiry into its data transfers from the EU to the US. The move follows a legal decision by the …
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Zoom is expanding its massive video chat presence to several smart display devices, as COVID-19 cases continue to spike across the US and keep many people working and socializing from home. In the coming months, you’ll be able to video chat on Zoom via your Amazon Echo Show devices, Google Nest smart displays and the Facebook Portal, the company said in …
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Chinese tech giant ByteDance may be ready to give up its control of TikTok after all, with reports in recent days saying the social networking app’s sale may be finalized soon. A deal for TikTok’s US, New Zealand and Australian operations is expected to be announced sometime in the near future, according to reports in CNBC, The Wall Street Journal …
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Facebook’s future plans for AR smartglasses are still in the works, but one part of the equation that could soon see the light of day is smart audio. Spatial audio and augmented audio reality are two arenas in which Facebook is actively interested, and the company’s newest Facebook Reality Labs research update details how the company plans to make devices …
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Apple is delaying plans to require iOS developers to request permission from app users before collecting their unique device ID for the purposes of ad tracking, the company said Thursday. “When enabled, a system prompt will give users the ability to allow or reject that tracking on an app-by-app basis,” Apple told CNET. “We want to give developers the time …
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This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET’s coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday outlined several steps the social media site is taking to encourage voting and to fight misinformation ahead of the US elections in November. In addition to efforts already in place, Zuckerberg said Facebook will expand its policies …
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On Thursday, Facebook said that more than 1.25 billion people visit video hub, called Facebook Watch, every month to watch and share videos. That’s nearly half of the social network’s 2.7 billion monthly active users. “Since Facebook Watch launched globally in 2018, it’s become the go-to place to discover videos across Facebook for whatever you’re into — whether that’s live events, shows, …
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Facebook is notifying people about an update to its terms of service that will let the social network remove or restrict content that may have regulatory or legal impacts on the company. The move is related to Facebook’s threat to remove news from its platform in Australia, but the change will apply globally. “Effective October 1, 2020, section 3.2 of …
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