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Facebook Announces Special Messenger Stickers Focusing on Mental Health

Though we are now more connected than we’ve ever been before in history, a lot of us still feel lonely. Some critics...

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Growing Buddhist Online Cult “UFO Kaokala” Says Aliens Will Save Us From the Apocalypse

The fact that some weird things can grow in echo chambers isn’t a secret, especially after the rise of incels, but some...

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PayPal Withdraws From Facebook’s Libra Project

When Mark Zuckerberg introduced Libra to the world it did so by announcing that it relies on the participation and help of...

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An U.S-U.K Treaty Will Constrain Facebook To Share Encrypted Messages With The English Police

According to a report from Bloomberg, U.S-based social media platforms such as Facebook and WhatsApp will now have to share the users’...

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Facebook Will Also Begin Testing Hiding ‘Likes’

A while ago, Instagram began a trial period of hiding the number of ‘likes’ under the images across the platform. In the...

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You Can Now Schedule Instagram Posts and IGTV Videos Through Facebook

Facebook has officially released a new update for its Creator Studio which lets business account holders schedule their Instagram posts and IGTV...

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Facebook Will Use Police Camera Footage To Train Content-Removal AI

Facebook has announced that it is upping its efforts on dealing with “terrorists, violent extremist groups and hate organizations” across its platform...

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France Plans To Stop Libra Cryptocurrency From Entering Europe

French Finance Minister Bruno La Maire has announced that the French government does not have any plans to allow Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency...

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Security

Facebook Teams Up With Microsoft for Deepfake Detection Challenge

Facebook, Microsoft, plus seven academic institutions in the US just came up with the Deepfake Detection Challenge, to help people avoid falling prey...

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Russian Communications Regulator Accuses Facebook and Google Of Meddling in Regional Elections

Google and Facebook can’t seen to catch a break from Russian state communications watchdog Roskomnadzor these days: after it has given Google...

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Facebook Dating Now Available in the US

Online dating has become an increasingly popular medium for finding romantic interests. Facebook capitalized on the trend, creating Facebook Dating. However, the...