If you’re committed to the idea of virtual reality headsets that work only when tethered to a powerful PC, your opportunities to snag an Oculus Rift S are running out. …
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Facebook today posted a blog post detailing a three-year-old solution to its modern AI problems: an algorithm inspector that only works on some of the company’s systems. Up front: Called …
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More details might have just surfaced about Facebook’s rumored Substack rival for indie writers and publishers. Axios sources claim Facebook is almost ready to start testing “partnerships” for the currently …
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Can Facebook meaningfully have a Supreme Court? The title of a new feature in The New Yorker, written by law professor Kate Klonick, implies that the answer is yes. The …
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Facebook’s Oversight Board wants your feedback on whether the company was right to ban Trump
Facebook’s Oversight Board, the independent body empowered to review the social network’s most complex platform moderation decisions, is now accepting public comments on the company’s decision to “indefinitely” ban former …
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Apple has long positioned itself — rightfully or not — as a guardian of user data, and Cook spent a chunk of his remarks praising consumer privacy initiatives like GDPR …
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Facebook’s ‘supreme court’ overturns most of the platform’s post removals in its first rulings
The Facebook Oversight Board has overturned the social network‘s decisions in four of the first five cases that it’s ruled on. The cases collectively covered Asia, Europe, North America, and …
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Text size Facebook reports earnings on Thursday. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images Facebook is no stranger to controversy. Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the social media giant is currently fighting an …
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Facebook’s News tab will go live in the UK on January 26th in its first launch outside the US. The company says the section will offer a mix of curated …
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Facebook is bringing its dedicated News tab to the UK on Tuesday, which marks the first time the company has rolled out the feature outside of the US. You can …
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Facebook’s “indefinite” ban on Donald Trump could be lifted by the company’s Oversight Board, the company announced on Thursday. The former US president’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were blocked in the …
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“Whether you believe the decision was justified or not, many people are understandably uncomfortable with the idea that tech companies have the power to ban elected leaders. Many argue private …
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The internet is not easy to navigate for people with visual imparities. While there are screen reader applications to help them, often, websites or users don’t add alt text to …
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Selena Gomez elaborates on calling out Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg: ‘I could not handle what I was seeing’
Selena Gomez has released a new Spanish-language single, “De Una Vez.” (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) Growing up as a star on the Disney Channel, Selena Gomez learned to stay …
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In 17 years, Facebook has gone from a college social network to a potential gatekeeper for the world’s newest computing platforms: augmented and virtual reality. Its Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) …
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The Turkish Competition Board said on Monday it launched an investigation into WhatsApp and its owner Facebook after the messaging app asked users to agree to let Facebook collect user …
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Microsoft, Google, Cisco, and others file amicus brief in support of Facebook’s NSO lawsuit | ZDNet
Tech giants including the likes of Microsoft, Google, Cisco, and VMWare have signed today an amicus brief in support of Facebook’s lawsuit against the NSO Group, an Israeli company that …
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Facebook Naturally, the redesign also comes with new features. There’s a dedicated News Feed that will suggest connections to other public figures and Pages and a new option to host …
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Photo: Dan Kitwood / Staff (Getty Images) After temporarily pausing its nationwide ban on political advertisements to allow campaign messages about the Georgia senate runoffs, Facebook abruptly reversed course on …
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Photo: Denis Charlet (Getty Images) Facebook’s chief of advertising integrity Rob Leathern has left the company, he announced in a Twitter thread Friday. Leathern came onboard shortly after President Donald …
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Rob Leathern, director of product management, said earlier this month on Facebook’s internal network that he would be leaving the company on Dec. 30. His exit had not been previously …
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Now, four years later, the social media giant recently announced that the first Facebook office will open in the second quarter of 2021 in Lagos, further solidifying the area’s reputation …
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Facebook’s long-awaited libra currency to reportedly launch in a limited form early next year
Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on “An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors” in the …