Facebook plans to launch a series of new “social audio” products in the next few months, taking on buzzy audio-chat apps such as Clubhouse that have become more popular during the pandemic. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made an appearance on group chatting app Discord. Screenshot by Queenie Wong/CNEET “We think that audio is of course …
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The nonprofit civil rights organization Muslim Advocates has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, alleging that the social media platform’s executives make false and deceptive statements about Facebook’s removal of hate speech and harmful content. Arguing that Facebook is “a cesspool for hate,” the complaint alleges that Facebook’s failure to remove such content has amplified anti-Muslim hate, with online and real-world …
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Facebook is giving you more control over what you see when you use the social media platform — in particular what appears in your News Feed and who’s allowed to comment on your posts. The social network announced Wednesday that it’s introducing a number of changes, all designed to boost transparency and trust in the way its algorithms operate. Facebook’s …
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After canceling last year’s F8 developer conference due to the pandemic, Facebook on Tuesday revealed that its 2021 event will happen in a virtual-only format called F8 Refresh. The one-day event takes place June 2, and you can sign up for it now. It’ll be livestreamed on its Facebook for Developers page. “We’ll feature the latest product tools to help …
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Facebook disabled more than 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December 2020. That’s just one of the stats the company highlighted in a blog post on Monday detailing its efforts to combat misinformation ahead of a House hearing on the topic later this week. Facebook has over 35,000 working on tackling misinformation on its platforms, according to the blog post. …
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The public feud between Facebook and Apple keeps heating up. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear before he isn’t happy with Apple’s upcoming privacy update that will prompt users to give apps, including the social network he co-founded, permission to track their activity across other apps and the web. Apple, on the other hand, has said the change …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook said Monday it’s releasing new tools to make it easier for people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, including a feature to find a time and place to receive a shot. The new tools show how tech companies are playing a role in …
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Virtual reality can track your body, your head and even your eyes. The rest of your face is next. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg recently discussed an interest in eye and face-tracking in VR to create more realistic avatars. Oculus headsets don’t have eye- or face-tracking technology yet (although the VR chip on the Quest 2 could handle it). But there’s a …
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Facebook’s first pair of smart glasses is arriving this year. But for the next pair down the road, they may be connecting via your wrist. A new blog post by Facebook Reality Labs discusses the company’s next frontier of neural input technology. The company imagines that AR glasses will work alongside a soft wristband that will measure hand and finger gestures, …
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Google on Wednesday said it will stop selling ads based on a person’s individual browsing across websites, a move that could shake up the digital advertising industry as consumers call for more privacy online. Last year, the search giant said it will phase out third-party cookies, little bits of code that can let advertisers track user history across the web. …
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