Facebook on claims that COVID-19 was man-made: “We will no longer remove the claim” Facebook said that it’s no longer removing from its platforms claims that a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was man-made. A Facebook spokesperson said in a statement to CNN Business late Wednesday that they’ll “no longer remove the claim that Covid-19 is man-made … Read more
Facebook started testing its “read before you share” pop-up. Facebook recently started testing its “read before you share” pop-up as a way to promote more informed sharing of news articles. Facebook recently announced that it was testing its new way to promote a more informed sharing of new articles. With a similar approach to what … Read more
Facebook was rolling out its new COVID-19 label about treatments without scientific proof. Facebook was rolling out its new label about COVID-19 treatments without scientific proof, as it already did with COVID-19 information overall. With this, it will appear with a message stating “Some unapproved COVID-19 treatments can cause serious harm” when a user posted … Read more
Facebook will discontinue its Watch Party feature on April 16, 2021. Facebook officially announced that the platform will discontinue its Watch Party feature on April 16, 2021. Watch Party was a virtual hosting feature of Facebook that enabled users to watch videos together on the said platform. As per Facebook’s Help Center, Facebook had officially … Read more
The NPC was investigating the alleged large-scale Facebook breach. The National Privacy Commission (NPC) was investigating the alleged large-scale Facebook breach, which was said to affect 533 million users worldwide. The NPC had started validating information alleging that a large-scale Facebook breach had compromised 879,699 Facebook accounts of Filipinos. In a statement, the NPC said … Read more
Facebook would stop “harmful content” in Groups by punishing group members who broke the rules Facebook recently announced a new feature that would stop “harmful content” in Groups by punishing group members who broke the rules. In a report on 9to5Mac, Facebook was announcing changes in order to keep its Groups feature a safe place … Read more
Facebook app for Windows 10 returned to Microsoft Store as a PWA after a year. Facebook app for Windows 10 had returned to Microsoft Store as a Progressive Web Application (PWA) a year after removing its app from the Microsoft Store. In a report on Gizchina, Facebook officially removed its app from the Microsoft Store … Read more
Facebook was planning to take on Siri with a new voice activation feature. Facebook was planning to take on Siri with a new “Hey Facebook” voice activation feature for its own smart devices. Users who have an iPad, iPhone, or Mac can interact with Siri without even touching the device by using the “Hey Siri” … Read more
Young Guy Expresses Dismay Because His Friends Forgot His Birthday After Changing His Birthdate on Facebook A young guy has expressed his disappointment after his friends forgot his birthday upon changing his birthdate on Facebook. A Facebook user named Fourth Sayawacxi has expressed his dismay after his friends forgot his birthday and no one even … Read more
Facebook was reportedly working on an Android-powered smartwatch Facebook was trying to compete with Fitbit and the Apple Watch as it was reportedly working on an Android-powered smartwatch. With Portal video conferencing smart displays and Oculus VR headsets, Facebook was increasingly becoming a hardware maker as one Facebook product that was reportedly in the pipeline … Read more