YouTube had been overtaking Facebook as a social media app of choice, according to a COMELEC spokesperson. COMELEC — A spokesperson for the Commission on Elections said that YouTube was “full of fake news” as it had been overtaking Facebook as a social media app of choice. COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez said that the Google … Read more
Meta was reportedly working on a new smartwatch with built-in camera Following Facebook’s announcement that it was changing the parent company’s name, Meta was reportedly working on a new smartwatch with built-in camera. Facebook recently announced that it was changing the parent company’s name to Meta, which reflected on what the company called “Metaverse” — … Read more
Facebook changed its corporate name to “Meta” Facebook recently announced during this year’s Facebook Connect event that it officially changed its corporate name to “Meta”. On Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg officially announced that the parent company’s new name will be Meta. According to him, Meta was a company that ”builds technology to connect”. “Together, … Read more
Facebook introduced new “Group Effects” feature for Messenger video calls. FACEBOOK – The social media giant officially announced that its new “Group Effects” feature on Messenger rooms and Messenger video calls. Facebook said that Group Effects were new AR (augmented reality) experiences that can augment users on a video call at the same time, enabling … Read more
Facebook was reportedly planning to rebrand the company with a new name. FACEBOOK — In order to reflect the focus on “building the metaverse”, a social media giant was reportedly planning to rebrand itself with a new name. The Verge reported that a source with direct knowledge of the matter said that Facebook CEO Mark … Read more
Instagram was testing its new feature that will notify its users of outages or issues inside the app. INSTAGRAM – Facebook’s photo-sharing app said on Monday that it was testing its new feature that will notify its users of outages or issues inside the app. Recently, Facebook had a very busy week with two outages … Read more
Facebook CEO reportedly loses USD 6 billion due to a major Facebook outage. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly losing USD 6 billion due to a major outage that took down all services offered by the company for over 6 hours. Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram faced a massive outage earlier today that took down all … Read more
Facebook will reportedly shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities. FACEBOOK — The social media giant will reportedly shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities. Facebook told Reuters that the company will shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on … Read more
Facebook was marking 10 years of Messenger. Facebook was marking 10 years of Messenger app on Android and iPhone with a collection of new features to celebrate. In a blog post, Facebook said that it was celebrating Messenger’s 10th birthday. Facebook’s Vice President of Messaging Products for Messenger Loredana Crisan said that they’re grateful to … Read more
Facebook was rolling out support for end-to-end encryption to video and audio calls in Messenger. Facebook recently announced that it was rolling out support for end-to-end encryption to video and audio calls in Facebook Messenger. In a blog post, Facebook said that it was rolling out the option to make video and audio calls end-to-end … Read more