The saffron party is also ready with two plans to block Tharoor’s moves, with the first already set in motion.
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Facebook tests TikTok-Style ‘Short Videos’ feature on its main app in India
Facebook recently introduced Instagram Reels as its answer to TikTok’s popularity, and now it looks to introduce the same feature into Facebook as well.
People overestimate time spent on Facebook by 3.2 hours a day
For example, Facebook found that people overestimate how much time they spent on Facebook by an average of 3.2 hours per day.
WhatsApp to soon sync your chat history on multiple devices
Currently, WhatsApp works on a single device and it is not possible to use the account on multiple devices, a most requested demand from the users.
Apps that Facebook copied before taking on TikTok with Reels
One has to remember that Snap CEO Evan Spiegel famously turned down a $3 billion offer from Facebook to buy his company Snapchat in 2013.
With Jio, WhatsApp Pay to empower millions of Indians: Zuckerberg
Talking to analysts during an earnings call on Thursday, Zuckerberg said that a lot of people use WhatsApp, especially in India.
Go live on Facebook from Messenger Room group video calls
The users can turn group video calls in Messenger Room into a Facebook Live broadcast with up to 50 people.
Facebook, Instagram to study if algorithms promoting racial bias
The Wall Street Journal reported that the social network will study the AI and ML-driven neural networks to know whether they too promote racial bias.
Facebook Messenger introduces App Lock, new privacy controls
App Lock, present in the new Privacy settings section, will use device’s privacy settings like fingerprint or face authentication to unlock the Messenger app.
Mark Zuckerberg, Sandberg may depose by FTC in antitrust probe: Report
The FTC is preparing for a sworn legal testimony from them as part of its probe into whether the social networking giant has violated US antitrust laws, The Wall Street Journal reported on Frida
WhatsApp may lose its flavour as Zuckerberg integrates apps
In an interview with Forbes, Acton explained that a disagreement on monetising WhatsApp was the reason he quit Facebook and gave up $850 million on the table.
Facebook rolls out Dark Mode on mobile for some users globally
Some users posted screenshots of Facebook Dark Mode on Twitter, which appears as an option in the Facebook app settings.
Facebook admits ‘trust deficit’ as advertisers leave platform
Facebook’s head of trust and safety Neil Potts went on a call with about 200 advertisers to discuss the situation, reports the CNN.
Top German court rules against Facebook on user data collection
The top German court found that Facebook was using its dominant position in the market to collect user data.
Facebook says it tackles hate speech better than Google, Twitter
Rosen said that European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova and Commissioner Didier Reynders recognized the Facebook’s progress in fighting hate speech on its platform.
Facebook fires employee who tweeted about ‘inaction’ at workplace
Brandon Dail, who worked as an engineer at Facebook, tweeted that he lost his job after he asked another co-worker to add a Black Lives Matter banner on an open source website developed by Facebook.
Facebook sues India-based firm for domain name fraud
The domain names like www-facebook-login.com and facebook-mails.com were designed to mislead and confuse the users who believe they’re interacting with Facebook.
Facebook pays Rs 23.8 lakh to Indian security researcher Bipin Jitiya for bug alert
MicroStrategy has partnered with Facebook on data analytics projects for several years. Jitiya reported the bug to the MicroStrategy’s security team, who acknowledged it, saying the issue has been mitigated.
Twitter, Facebook remove Trump campaign video
While Twitter disabled the video, Facebook and Instagram removed posts with the video on Trump campaign accounts, reports Vox.
How to make your own Instagram AR filters? Here’s step-by-step guide
Think of Instagram’s face filters. For example, the puppy filter superimposes a dog’s ears and nose over top of your image. Those digital effects move with you as you move and you can create them too, here’s how:
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg again defends decision on not flagging Trump post
In a virtual town hall with employees on Tuesday, Zuckerberg said that the post “did not constitute a policy violation”.
People who compare themselves with others hooked to our platform: Facebook
People who compare themselves more with others spent more time on Facebook, have more friends, and see proportionally more social content on the platform, an interesting Facebook research has revealed.
Happy Birthday Mark Zuckerberg: Interesting facts about youngest self-made billionaire
As a college student, Mark Zuckerberg created TheFacebook.com along with his fellow roommates Chris Huges, Dustin Moskovitz, Andrew McCollum, and Eduardo Saverin in hopes of gaining a few hundred users.
Facebook issued 40 million warning labels on coronavirus fake content
Zuckerberg said that warning labels work because 95 per cent of the time when someone sees a warning label, they don’t click through to view that content.
After massive $5.7 billion deal with Facebook, Reliance JioMart goes live on WhatsApp
According to media reports, JioMart is currently available in the suburban Mumbai areas of Navi Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan currently.