Tag: Facebook
Feature: Facebook needs more than a name change
Mark Zuckerberg wants to rechristen Facebook, giving the financial powerhouse — and social media hothouse — a fresh identity. While Zuckerberg’s corporate baby has handily...
Donald Trump to launch his own social media platform called Truth
Former US President Donald Trump will launch his own social media app called Truth Social, that he said would “stand up to Big Tech”...
MTN, others block Facebook in Eswatini on government orders
Mobile operators in Eswatini (Swaziland), including MTN have been ordered to suspend access to Facebook and its messenger app in that country.
Reuters reports that...
Facebook to change name to Meta or Horizon?
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is said to be preparing to announce a name change to either Horizon or Meta on October 28, 2021 following...
Facebook outage undermines its Fintech plans
The recent global outage of Facebook-owned platforms has reportedly taken a toll on the tech giants plans to fintech services.
The over six-hour outage across...
WhatsApp introduces disappearing photos, videos
Users of WhatsApp can now send disappearing photos and videos on the platform starting this week, as it looks to better compete with Snap’s...
Facebook eyes content creation to offset revenue slowdown
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has indicated plans to shift efforts towards boosting content creation and e-commerce features for its platforms to offset expected revenue...
New book reveals Facebook fired 52 workers for spying on users
Excerpts of a yet to be published new book has revealed that Facebook fired 52 employees in 2014 and 2015 for abusing their access...
WhatsApp to let users message without their phones
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will let people message without using their phone for the first time.
At present, WhatsApp is linked to...
Facebook, Instagram to let users hide likes on posts
Facebook is launching the option for users globally to hide "Like" counts on Instagram and Facebook posts.
The feature, which has gone through years of...