Meta Launches Refreshed Safety Help Center

Meta has recently launched a revamped version of its Safety Center, which was designed to make it easier for users to find relevant information to address key issues and concerns, including direct access to various materials and resources, like its tools, guides, external resources, and more. Refreshing This new Safety Center UI provides simplified navigation, […]

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Meta Tests New Authentication Process via Missed Calls

Meta, to the jot of many users, has begun experimenting with a new way for everyone to authenticate their accounts, which could help it save money on SMS charges, while still allowing for phone-based verification. This new process allows users to verify their details via a missed call, by tracking their phone activity. As per […]

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More Meta Job Cuts

Amid deteriorating economic conditions, the tech lay-offs continue, with Meta set to cull another 10,000 roles over the coming months as it continues to work towards ‘improving organizational efficiency’, thus reducing costs. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the new round of lay-offs, which comes after the company already cut 11,000 roles – or 13% […]

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Meta Winding Down NFT Projects

Meta is showing that the NFT train is once again slowing to a crawl, announcing today that it’s ending its NFT display projects across both Facebook and Instagram. Wow, that hyp certainly didn’t age well. Instead, Meta will be realigning its resources around other evolving priorities. Meta’s Head of Commerce and Fintech Stephane Kasriel said: […]

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The Great Canadian Meta News Ban Threat

Oh boy, is the trend this year who bans what? The Canadian Government is looking to implement a new Online News Act, which would effectively force major platforms like Google and Meta to negotiate commercial deals with local news publishers. Meta has threatened to remove Canadian news outlets from Facebook entirely, should the act be […]

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Meta Developing a Decentralized Twitter Alternative

With many having it up to their necks with all the crummy changes over at Twitter under Elon Musk’s rule, amid the growing push towards a new approach to social networking, Meta is looking to seize the opportunity by launching its own Twitter-like social app. As reported by both Pltaformer and MoneyControl, Meta’s developing a […]

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WhatsApp Facing a Potential UK Ban?

WhatsApp Chief Will Cathcart said that the platform won’t be adhering to the UK’s proposed Online Safety Bill, which is a commendably ballsy move, but also one that puts WhatsApp at risk of being banned in The UK. Just what does the bill entail, and why is WhatsApp wanting to be non-compliant? WhatsApp In The […]

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Meta Releases New AI Research Dataset

Meta’s out to help AI researchers make their tools and processes more universally inclusive with the release of its massive new dataset of face-to-face video clips, which includes a wide array of diverse individuals, and is aimed at helping developers gauge the effectiveness of their models in working for various demographic groups. Show Me The […]

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Meta Verified to Solve Facebook Account Issues?

Whoever hasn’t been frustrated with the obvious lack of assistance in resolving Facebook and Instagram issues, please raise your hands. Did you raise yours? Good, because we need to make this clear – something must be done, Meta. Many a Social Media manager has experienced the pain of trying to get help from Meta ‘representatives’, […]

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Facebook Chief Outlines Messaging Reintegration Plans

Messaging is coming back to Facebook. Wait, did it ever leave to begin with? Apparently, Facebook is trying to tap into the emerging, or re-emerging rather, messaging usage trends. In a new overview of his evolving plans for the app, Facebook Chief Tom Alison has shared an update on where Facebook is currently placed. For […]

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