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 […]

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 […]

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’, […]

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 […]

People in the tech industry just can’t seem to catch a break recently. Besides Twitter, Meta is also planning another round of layoffs to further help it rationalize costs amid a highly turbulent economic time. According to Bloomberg, Meta’s set to cut thousands of employees within the week. This comes on the back of Meta […]

Facebook’s love-hate relationship with Hashtags seems to have taken another turn for the worse, with the company announcing that Hashtag topics in groups, which were added in 2019, will be depreciated next month. In this screenshot posted by Radu Onescu, group managers are now being notified that the Group Topics option is permanently going on […]

Meta had just announced a couple of new updates for Facebook Reels, including longer clip lengths, ‘Memories integration,” and new trending Reels templates. With everybody else seemingly doubling-down on their local short-form formats, perhaps Meta saw fit to follow suit to avoid getting left behind in terms of engagement and reach. Reel In The Rod […]

Meta has once again changed the prices of its VR headsets, announcing new and reduced pricing for its Quest and Quest Pro units starting next week. Meta cut its 256GB Quest 2 by $70, making the device more affordable at $429, while its Quest Pros were slashed by a hefty $500, bringing them each to […]

Despite criticisms that continue to circle its Metaverse plans, Meta has laid out its vision for the future of AR and VR at the company, with its Reality Labs group recently presenting an updated roadmap to its staff. At this stage, some of the notable milestones Meta has achieved include: The next stage of its […]

Meta just published the second edition of its ‘Culture Rising’ report, which looks at the latest key emerging trends, based on the analysis of millions of conversations across Facebook and Instagram, along with additional insights from a global survey into 20 key shifts. Meta’s new 59-page report includes, as you’d expect, a metric crap ton […]