Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gotten a lot of flak in the year since he announced the corporate rebranding by saying, “From now on, we’re going to be metaverse first, not Facebook first.” He then added: “I hope that people come to know the Meta...
Hundreds of seemingly innocent smartphone apps were singled out by security pros as being double agents of sorts, posing as something entertaining or useful but really set on pilfering Facebook login credentials. The shady apps downloaded from the iPhone App Store and Android Google Play...
Taking the next step in its inquiry into a data breach of Meta’s Facebook platform, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has submitted a draft decision to other concerned supervisory authorities across the European Union (EU). As outlined in Article 60 of the EU’s General...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has plans to cut down on headcount for the first time, which will see an end to “rapid growth” for the social media giant, Bloomberg wrote. He said the company plans to freeze hiring and restructure some teams, which will help...
Meta has made another update to its policy for sharing digital collectibles, saying Thursday (Sept. 29) that anyone on its Facebook and Instagram platforms can connect their wallets to share non-fungible tokens (NFTs). “This includes the ability for people to cross-post digital collectibles that they...
Meta is introducing features that let Facebook and Instagram users switch easily between multiple accounts and profiles and keep their various accounts secure, a company press release said Monday (Sept. 26). The company says this will aid those who use more than one app, account...
Meta will be integrating WhatsApp with Salesforce to help businesses add ways to chat with customers, a WhatsApp blog said Tuesday (Sept. 20). This will let them add more options to talk and manage communication directly from Salesforce’s platform. WhatsApp says its goal is to...
Meta’s efforts to match the popularity of TikTok by promoting short-form videos called Reels on its Instagram platform is falling short. Although Reels is Meta’s fastest growing format for content, the amount of time Instagram users spend watching Reels is less than 10% of the...
Meta is creating a group to identify and build “possible paid features” for Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. That’s according to a report Thursday (Sept. 1) by The Verge, which cited an internal memo sent last week to Meta employees. The group, dubbed “New Monetization Experiences,”...
