HIGHLIGHTS Facebook won’t post phone numbers online or give them out to anyone WhatsApp will continue to bar traditional display ads from its service Facebook will employ the phone number to show targetted advertising Global messaging service WhatsApp says it will start sharing the phone numbers of its users with Facebook, its parent company. That means WhatsApp users could soon ... Read More »
Facebook Changes ‘Trending’ Feature to Rely Less on Human Editors HIGHLIGHTS The update is Facebook’s attempt to stress its neutrality The Trending feature shows users the most-talked about stories and topics Facebook said it would no longer rely on editors for the feature Facebook changed its popular “Trending” feature, which shows users the most-talked about topics of the day, to ... Read More »
Three Days After Removing Human Editors, Facebook Is Already Trending Fake News HIGHLIGHTS Facebook on Friday announced algorithm-run Trending topics list The Trending feature shows users the most-talked about stories and topics Facebook was recently under fire due to its ‘biased’ trending list Facebook announced Friday that humans would no longer write descriptions for its Trending topics list, handing over ... Read More »
Facebook CEO Says Group Will Not Become a Media Company Facebook will not become a media company, its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, telling students the firm would remain a technology platform. An increasing number of users are turning to social media networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, to find their news, but Zuckerberg said his firm ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook has said it will address the Adblock Plus workaround Adblock Plus posted the workaround on Thursday Fight between ad-blockers and Facebook likely to continue Earlier this week, Facebook integrated the ads displayed on its pages with the content that is available on the website in order for the ads to get past the adblockers. On Thursday, one of ... Read More »
In a move to make your News Feed more informative, Facebook has tweaked its algorithm to bring news that’s relevant and of interest to you. “Our goal with News Feed is to show people the stories most relevant to them, so we rank stories so what’s most important to each person shows up highest in their News Feeds,” said Facebook ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook has said it will address the Adblock Plus workaround Adblock Plus posted the workaround on Thursday Fight between ad-blockers and Facebook likely to continue Earlier this week, Facebook integrated the ads displayed on its pages with the content that is available on the website in order for the ads to get past the adblockers. On Thursday, one of ... Read More »
Until now, bots from brands assisted you in making purchases on Facebook Messenger, but from now on these bots can directly send you advertisements and subscription messages. If you’re worried about spam, Facebook has emphasised that the user is in control. Also, no promotional content is allowed, Engadget reported on Thursday. “All conversations between businesses and people must be initiated ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS The app will help people connect with Indian missions abroad and the Ministry of External Affairs Currently over 165 Indian missions and posts are on Twitter and 172 on Facebook Facebook has made the app for free Expanding its digital presence, the External Affairs Ministry today launched an app, bringing websites and various social media handles of over 170 ... Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS Facebook is partnering with Unity to distribute PC games Developers can get access to Unity 5.4 to export games to Facebook There is also an app in the works for PCs In its quest to be all things to all people, Facebook announced its intentions to take on the likes of GOG and Steam. Collaborating with Unity – one ... Read More »
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