Facebook’s AR and VR businesses are about to sound a lot more Facebookish. The company’s annual Oculus Connect VR conference is happening Sept. 16, as a free online event. But the name is changed: it’s Facebook Connect now, and it’ll be focused on a wider range of VR and AR experiences. Facebook’s also officially renamed …
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly testified at a Federal Trade Commission antitrust hearing this week. His virtual testimony went for two days, according to a Politico report Thursday. “We are committed to cooperating with the US Federal Trade Commission’s inquiry and answering the questions the Agency may have,” a Facebook company spokesperson told CNET in an emailed statement. The news …
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Instagram said Wednesday it will start suggesting posts at the bottom of your feed based on the accounts that you follow. It’s part of the Facebook-owned social network’s push to make it easier for people to find more content they might be interested in on the site. Instagram users worldwide will see suggested posts after they’ve finished scrolling through all the …
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Instagram now has a new way for you to show off your creativity. The social media platform last week launched its TikTok competitor Reels, which lets you film, edit and post 15-second videos in the Instagram app. Reels, available now in the US, looks like it’ll give social media influencers and other creators a new way to make and share …
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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 …
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A bug in Instagram’s algorithms reportedly pushed content favoring President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign over that of presumptive Democratic rival Joe Biden. A search for Biden showed a variety of pro-Trump content, while searches for Trump didn’t provide hashtags promoting alternative viewpoints, Buzzfeed reported Wednesday. Hashtag searches for #JoeBiden produced over 390,000 posts tagged with the former vice president’s name …
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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 …
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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 …
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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” …
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Google’s startup incubator, Area 120, launched Shoploop on Thursday, an experimental mobile app that puts entertainment and shopping in one place. Shoploop lets you scroll through 90-second video clips with the aim of discovering new products in an entertaining way, Google said. You can also follow Shoploop creators and share their videos with friends and family. Once you find a …
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