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Facebook is getting rid of some location-tracking features due to ‘low usage’

Facebook is suspending numerous features that monitored and tracked your real-time location, including Nearby Friends, weather alerts, location history, and background location. Facebook...

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Facebook bug promoted fake news on News Feed for months

According to the Daily Mail, social media giant Meta has confirmed that a bug caused a spread of misinformation on Facebook between...

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Meta is looking to develop virtual coins dubbed Zuck bucks for its Metaverse

Meta Platforms, which had recently filed trademark applications relating to blockchain and cryptocurrency services, is planning to introduce digital asset tokens dubbed “Zuck Bucks”....

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Meta expands Facebook Reels to over 150 countries, betting on ‘fastest growing’ format

Meta’s short video feature Facebook Reels will be available in more than 150 countries, in an effort to expand its fastest-growing content...

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Instagram Music for Stories now available to Pakistani users

The Pakistani Instagram user’s often reads this message on photo sharing application that “Instagram Music is not available in your region,”. However,...

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Snapchat will put ads within stories and share the money with creators

Snapchat is launching a new mechanism for content creators to make money. Mid-roll advertising are now being tested in the Stories of a...

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Facebook loses 1 million daily users as Meta’s profit take a dip

Facebook parent company, Meta, reported a bleak mix of a larger-than-expected decline in profit, a reduction in users, and threats to its...

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Here’s how Zuckerberg lost $30 billion in one day

Mark Zuckerberg net worth plummeted by $30 billion as Meta Platforms’ shares dropped to a new all-time low, while fellow billionaire Jeff...

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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is building the world’s fastest supercomputer

As part of his intentions to create a virtual metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg has stated that his social media empire is developing the...

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Facebook offered Pakistan free internet and then charged $1.9 million each month

Facebook teamed up with mobile carriers in developing countries like Indonesia, Pakistan, and the Philippines to provide free access to Facebook and...

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Hunarmand Nojawan, Facebook to train 10,000 females in micro-entrepreneurship

Punjab’s Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority, in collaboration with Meta formally known as Facebook had trained 3,000 women and were planning...

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US government backs Google, Meta’s request to use undersea data cable to Asia

The Biden administration proposed that Alphabet’s Google and Facebook parent Meta be given approval to use an undersea cable connection to accommodate...

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WhatsApp starts testing currency payments with Meta’s Novi wallet

In India and Brazil, WhatsApp offers payments feature that allows users to send and receive money using the messaging app. It was...

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Facebook Messenger, Instagram to not get end-to-end encryption until 2023

Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta, is reportedly delaying the integration of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Messenger and Instagram until 2023. The...

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After Facebook, Microsoft also wants to build a virtual realm with metaverse to copy the real world

Following Facebook’s move to change its name to Meta to represent its engagement with the metaverse, Microsoft is preparing to establish its...

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Meta to halt use of facial recognition technology on Facebook

Meta said last week that it will shut down the facial recognition system on Facebook as part of an overall initiative to limit the...

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Facebook changes its name to Meta and metaverse pioneers are unimpressed

Early adopters of the metaverse, or virtual worlds, slammed the major rebranding by Facebook as an attempt to cash in on growing...

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Telegram, Signal gain millions of new users after WhatsApp and Facebook went down

Messaging apps Telegram and Signal recorded huge downloads and user sign-ups when Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram went down for around six...

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Personal data of over 1.5 billion Facebook users found for sale on hacker forum

On a famous hacking-related forum, the private and personal data of over 1.5 billion Facebook users is being sold, possibly allowing cybercriminals...

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Zuckerberg took $7 billion loss within hours of Facebook outage that cut off 3 billion users

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp experienced a catastrophic outage that caused all of the platforms’ services to be unreachable for 6 hours for...

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WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram global outages caused by ‘faulty configuration change’

WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook have started to come back online after being down for more than six hours in a major outage. The three social media platforms...

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Facebook introduces short video format ‘Reels’ for users in US

Facebook has announced that it will begin testing a new feature called Facebook Reels, which will allow users to produce and share...

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Facebook introduces two new Portal devices for all-day video calls

Facebook has refreshed its video-call-centric device lineup with two new Portal devices, including the first portable model. The social media giant also...

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Facebook debut Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses

Ray-Ban and Facebook have debuted their new smart glasses, the latest push in a challenging, niche sector that the social media behemoth...

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Facebook ready to launch Novi digital wallet

Facebook is planning to link its launch of the Novi digital wallet to the debut of the digital coin Diem that will...

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Facebook Messenger audio and video calls get end-to-end encryption

Facebook began encryption of audio and video chats conducted through its Messenger texting service on Friday, giving users more privacy. The move...

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‘Metaverse’: the next internet revolution?

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that his social network is readying itself to become “a Metaverse company”. Which begs the question; what...

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Facebook introduces Marketplace for Pakistani entrepreneurs

After social media giant Facebook announced its customer-to-customer Marketplace service, which would allow users to buy and sell things, a new chapter...

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Facebook ‘haha’ emoji ‘totally haram’ for Muslims: Bangladeshi cleric issues fatwa

A prominent Muslim Bangladeshi scholar with a big online follower has issued a fatwa prohibiting individuals from mocking others on Facebook using the “haha”...

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Facebook says it’s justified in suspending Trump for 2 years

Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said Sunday that the company is “justified” in its decision to keep former President...

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Facebook & telcos discuss urban connectivity solutions for an inclusive digital economy

Broadband and connectivity are becoming engines of economic growth in Pakistan as already proven in other parts of the world. The theme...

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Pro-Palestinian activists tank Facebook app rating to 2.2 on Google and Apple app stores

After individuals boycotted the world’s most popular social media network for flagging and deleting postings condemning Israeli military violence against Palestinians, Google...

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Mark Zuckerberg announces new revenue options for Instagram creators

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, has revealed details on new features coming to Instagram that would enable creators to be compensated...

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Facebook-backed crypto project Diem to launch US stablecoin in major shift

Diem Association, formerly the Libra project of Facebook Inc (FB.O), wants to introduce a US dollar stablecoin as it cuts back its worldwide aims...

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Facebook & Instagram notices in iOS apps tell users tracking helps keep them ‘free of charge’

Facebook has added a note within its iOS app reminding users that the details it gathers from other applications and websites will...

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Facebook v Apple: The ad tracking row heats up

The introduction of a new feature to iPhones and iPads has sparked a major feud between Apple and Facebook. It will give users...

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Facebook has no plans to notify 530 million users affected by data leak

A Facebook representative said that the company did not alert more than 530 million users whose information was collected through the abuse...

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Leaker says they are offering private details of 500 million Facebook users

Private details of at least 500 million Facebook users have been leaked, including phone numbers and other data, says leaker. According to leaker, they...

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WhatsApp CEO says Apple does not want people to use Android phones

The conflict between iPhone makers and Facebook is quite an old rivalry and this time, WhatsApp CEO said Apple does not want people...

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Content creators can now earn ad revenue from short videos on Facebook

Facebook announced its newly introduced policy according to which content creators can now earn ad revenue from short videos on the platform. Facebook...

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Facebook releases update regarding reaching billions of people with COVID-19 Vaccine information

Facebook has released an official update about the largest worldwide campaign they have been running to promote authoritative information about COVID-19 vaccines....

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Facebook hosts virtual briefing session on ‘Fighting Misinformation’

Amid growing concerns of misinformation spreading online, Facebook recently hosted a virtual briefing session to highlight the aggressive steps the platform has...

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Pakistan should have its own YouTube, Facebook offices: Islamabad court

Pakistan is making efforts to convince YouTube, Facebook, and other social media giants to establish their offices in the country. It was...

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Facebook goes to war with Apple over targeted ads

The Social giant Facebook lashes out at Apple, claiming that the latest iPhone maker policy regarding data collection and targeted ads would...

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Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

After the US Federal Trade Commission, almost every US state filed lawsuits against the social media giant, Facebook Inc which may be...

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Facebook Gaming launches Black Creator Program with guaranteed monthly pay

Facebook Gaming on Tuesday unveiled the Black Gaming Creator Program for young creators to attend training summits, digital gaming events and receive...

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Facebook cryptocurrency Libra to launch as early as January

Facebook Libra cryptocurrency is preparing to launch as early as January, according to the Financial Times citing three unidentified people involved in...

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Twitter, Facebook to hand over @POTUS account to Biden on January 20

Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc will transfer the control of the @POTUS account to the President-elect Joe Biden on Jan 20, said...

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Facebook Messenger And Instagram Add Disappearing Messages Feature

Facebook has introduced a new Vanish Mode for Messenger and Instagram after WhatsApp that will allow users to send disappearing messages. The...

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PM Imran Writes To Facebook CEO Seeking Ban On Islamophobic Content

Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobia and hatred content against Islam which is the...

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Facebook Agrees to Share Data With FIA

FIA has made an important breakthrough towards eradicating cyber crimes on social media as Facebook management has agreed to share data with...

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Facebook to launch smart glasses in 2021 in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica

Facebook announced that the company is launching its own smart glasses in 2021 in collaboration with French eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica. The development...

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Facebook starts integrating Instagram and Messenger chats in new update

Facebook seems to be turning the switch towards integrating the chatting system of Instagram and Facebook Messenger. In a recent update to...

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Facebook to give a warning message before users share COVID-19 articles

To avoid the sharing of misinformation and out of date articles related to Covid-19, Facebook will now show a warning message. In...

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Facebook tells employees to work from home until July 2021

After Twitter, now Facebook also allowed its employees to work from home until July 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic. According to Facebook...

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Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club as wealth hit $100bn

The 36-year-old Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg joins centibillionaire club and joins Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as fortune passes $100bn for first...

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Facebook Messenger adds Screen Sharing for Video Calls

In an effort to compete with apps like Zoom, Facebook has now added Screen Sharing for video calls feature to the Messenger. One can easily say coronavirus...

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Facebook Shops set to streamline online shopping

Online shopping experience is getting sophisticated as Facebook has launched Facebook Shops, where businesses can now turn their Facebook and Instagram posts into...

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Mark Zuckerberg losses $7.2 billion as more companies join Facebook ad boycott

With more companies joining ad boycott after poor handling of the hate speech and disinformation on its platform, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg...

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Facebook moves to limit spread of extremist boogaloo pages and groups

Facebook in action by controlling the spread of groups and pages related to the word Boogaloo. The Boogaloo is an internet slang...

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Facebook Names Dial Zero as Authorized Sales Partner in Pakistan

Dial Zero private limited are now the authorized sales partner for Facebook in Pakistan. The deal came in a difficult time where...

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Zoom removed Giphy from its chat feature

Zoom disabled the integration of GIF system from Giphy in its chat menu. Sharing a statement via blog company said that they...

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Facebook using AI to fight against COVID-19 misinformation and hateful memes

Facebook is monitoring the situation where there are tons of misinformation circulating on social media along with hateful and disrespectful memes. In...

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Facebook gaming and how does it work?

Just like YouTube and Twitch, Facebook also launched the game streaming hub and entered into the gaming world. This gaming streaming hub...

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Zoom vs. Google Meet vs. Facebook’s Messenger Rooms: Which video conferencing app to go for?

Nowadays people are socially distancing each other but staying connected through social media. Overall the social sites have gained some huge traction...