Social Media

Facebook group subscriptions: Is the company really changing its business model?

The social media giant announced its plans to let groups charge members for exclusive content; Facebook would not be taking a cut of the fee, letting group administrators earn all the revenue.

Jun 21, 2018

Facebook doesn't want you sleeping in your photos; Science behind blinking selfie AI tool explained

The AI tool is highly dependent on a deep neural network Facebook called general adversarial network (GAN) to supplant the missing data.

Jun 20, 2018

Apple, Google, Facebook join hands against Trump; Satya Nadella under cloud?

Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki join hands against Trump's border policy and inhuman separation of children from parents, but Microsoft is under cloud over its products being used by ICE

Jun 20, 2018

Facebook to ban ads for weapons, ammunition for underage users

The social networking website's latest change in their policy bans advertising on weapon accessories and ammunition. The step seems to be defensive in nature after its involvement in several controversies.

Jun 18, 2018

WhatsApp withdraws support from many devices, plans to run on Windows 10

WhatsApp has suddenly withdrawn support from many devices, thereby initiating a new approach towards giving support to the platforms that have Windows 10 installed. List of the devices is here.

Jun 17, 2018

Eye on the future? Facebook bets on eye tracking

Company reveals plans to implement eye-tracking technology in the document to US Congress following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Jun 15, 2018

Blood donation awareness gets a boost with new Facebook platform

Facebook launches a new platform for Indian users with the location of blood donation centres, camps, requests and more for World Blood Donor Day

Jun 15, 2018

Facebook service at risk from being banned on App Store amid Apple's stricter privacy policy

Facebook's Onavo Protect VPN software violates Apple's newly-updated App Store Review Guidelines that put the service in danger.

Jun 14, 2018

How to delete sent messages on Snapchat? New 'Clear Chats' feature is a life-saver

Snapchat is rolling out a new feature that will save you from the embarrassment of sending the wrong message by letting you delete them before the recipient has read it.

Jun 13, 2018

Data theft: Mark Zuckerberg apologises, says

Facebook details advertiser policies in 500 page answer-sheet to Senate

Facebook responds to Senate Committees with 500 pages detailing its policies, says it allows targeting based on behaviour and interests.

Jun 12, 2018

Facebook Memories will help find all your happy moments in one place: Quick facts

Facebook Memories promises to help users develop a positive outlook on future. Read to know the key aspects and also where to find the new feature.

Jun 12, 2018

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at F8 conference

Facebook teams up with ABC, Fox News, CNN: Social networking with a dose of news

New partnership will allow news leading news outlets like ABC, Fox News and CNN and to create monetised news shows for the social networking site under the 'Facebook Journalism Project.'

Jun 8, 2018

Facebook takes on Dubsmash with new lip-sync feature

Lip Sync Live to hit select markets with thousands of songs. It works with Live video feature on the main Facebook app.

Jun 6, 2018

Facebook shareholders to Zuckerberg: Emulate George Washington, not Vladimir Putin

The Facebook CEO continues to face flak following the Cambridge Analytica data theft. Many shareholders seem unhappy with Zuckerberg controlling the majority of voting shares despite not owning a majority of the company.

Jun 1, 2018

WhatsApp's new feature is creepy and cool at the same time

WhatsApp users on iOS platform are going to receive a new feature that will make image sharing faster than before by eliminating a wait time worth fraction of a second. Read more about it here.