Facebook is set to launch a new app to rival Twitter
Look out, Elon. Meta, who own Facebook, is about to launch its new app to rival Twitter this Thursday. The new app, called Threads, is described as a “text-based conversation app… where communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow”. It is currently available to […]
3 years ago
Facebook’s company name is being changed to “Meta”
The name of the Facebook app will remain the same, however. Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that Facebook’s company name is being changed to “Meta”. The CEO announced the rebranding on Thursday (28 October) during the company’s Connect event, with the name being chosen to reflect the company’s ambition in regards to the “metaverse”. For those […]
5 years ago
Facebook ‘unquestionably making hate worse’ says whistleblower
Frances Haugen has said that the social media giant is designed to fuel episodes of violent unrest around the world. Frances Haugen, former Facebook employee and subsequent company whistleblower, has said that the social media platform is “unquestionably” making hatred worse throughout society. Speaking before a parliamentary select committee in Westminster on Monday, Haugen argued […]
5 years ago
Panic is over: Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook are back after major outage
They shut down at 5pm yesterday. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have all returned after a major outage on Monday. Facebook and affiliated applications such as WhatsApp and Instagram had all been down as the outage impacted multiple countries including Ireland, the UK and the US. The apps stopped being accessible for users at roughly 5pm. Facebook apologised […]
5 years ago
Facebook bans QAnon accounts across all its platforms
The company said the work to remove these accounts has already begun. Facebook has banned all accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy movement from its platforms as the company makes an effort to shut down misinformation in the lead up the the US Presidential election. The company initially updated its policies in August to remove […]
6 years ago
Facebook look set to be hit with a hefty fine for security and privacy scandals
But, let’s face it, they’re going to be grand. Facebook’s financial success continues in the face of countless security and privacy scandals, including a potential record-setting Federal Trade Commission fine. The social media giant is bracing for a massive fine from federal regulators after a year of data privacy scandals. Facebook said Wednesday that it […]
7 years ago