Свежие новости и отзывы о Facebook

WhatsApp has started rolling out 3D avatars for its users around the globe that can be used as profile photos or custom stickers — months after their debut on Instagram, Facebook and Messenger. On Wednesday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook that avatars are coming to WhatsApp. The announcement follows a months-long beta testing […] WhatsApp starts rolling out 3D avatars by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

A year ago, The Wall Street Journal revealed that Facebook operated a two-tiered content moderation system. Normal users were subject to the platforms stated rules while VIP users were secretly flagged into special in a program internally called “cross check.” That list included everyone from Brazilian soccer star Neymar and former President Donald Trump to […] Meta’s Oversight Board wants Facebook to be more transparent about VIP accounts by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

После того, как в Австралии в 2021 году приняли аналогичный закон, Facebook временно отключил трансляцию новостей в стране. С тех пор Meta и Alphabet подписали соглашение о разделении прибыли уже с более 30 издательскими домами. .... →

Meta is bringing its age verification technologies to another of its products, Facebook Dating. Though the service has not taken off as a significant Tinder rival, it will now serve as the testing grounds for further experimentation with new age verification technologies, including video selfies and ID uploads, Facebook announced this morning. The company will […] Facebook to now test age verification tech on Facebook Dating in the U.S. by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

The trials and tribulations that a giant company like Meta (née Facebook) has been facing in overcoming skepticism, creating user interest (let alone revenue) and building quality experiences for its all-in metaverse vision highlights just how much work lies ahead for any company working in mixed reality. Today, a startup in that bigger ecosystem, which […] CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Mozilla’s Hubs offering has been kicking around for several years now. Lucas described a 2018 preview of the service thusly, “It’s not Second Life, or even Facebook Spaces; it’s pretty low-key. You’re just a humble robot hanging with other robots who are hopefully your friends.” The service has expanded features since then (including the arrival […] For $20 a month, you can host meetings in Mozilla’s mini metaverse by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch... →

В интернет попали мобильные номера и электронные почты.... →

Facebook’s parent, Meta, has been hit with another hefty penalty for breaching European data protection law. The €265 million (~$275M) fine was announced today by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), the tech giant’s lead regulator for the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPC confirmed that the decision, which was adopted on […] Meta hit with $275M GDPR penalty for Facebook data-scraping breach by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Things are bleak in the tech sphere as we close out a year defined by plummeting stocks, persistent mass layoffs and a fall from grace for major social media companies. Yet Stanford dropout Teddy Solomon’s story of founding Fizz is so reminiscent of Facebook that he was introduced to his investor and now-CEO Rakesh Mathur […] College social app Fizz is growing fast – maybe too fast by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meta announced today that it’s introducing new privacy updates for teens on Instagram and Facebook. Most notably, everyone under the age of 16, or under 18 in certain countries, will be now defaulted into more private settings when they join Facebook. For teens already on the app, Facebook is going to start encouraging them to […] Meta rolls out new privacy updates for teens on Instagram and Facebook by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Facebook is notifying users that it will remove four information fields from profiles starting next month. These fields include religious views, political views, addresses and the “Interested in” field, which indicates a user’s sexual orientation. The change will go into effect on December 1. A spokesperson for the company told TechCrunch in an email that […] Facebook is removing several information fields from profiles, including religious and political views by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrun... →

Social media platforms Facebook, TikTok and Twitter did not live up to their election integrity pledges during Kenya’s August elections, according to a new study by the Mozilla Foundation. The report says content labeling failed to stop misinformation, as political advertising served to amplify propaganda. The study found that hours after voting ended in Kenya […] Facebook, TikTok, Twitter failed election integrity test in Kenya’s elections by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

На этапе тестирования в него вложились вице-президент по продуктам Google и бывший вице-президент по дизайну Facebook*.... →

Meta’s body blow layoff announcement will see the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp making its first-ever major layoffs as a company, cutting 11,000 employees, 13% of its total; predictably investors are responding favorably, bumping the stock up by over 5% in pre-market trading. While the dust settles and we start to get an idea […] Filing: Meta slashes expenses on reduced hiring and capex investments by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp’s parent company Meta has confirmed a huge round of layoffs, amounting to 11,000 employees or 13% of its workforce. “I want to take accountability for these decisions and for how we got here,” CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a statement. “I know this is tough for everyone, and I’m […] Meta confirms 11,000 layoffs, amounting to 13% of its workforce by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ajit Mohan, the head of Meta in India has left the firm and joined rival Snap, according to sources familiar with the matter. At Snap, Mohan will serve as the President of the APAC business, two sources said. Mohan joined Meta, called Facebook then, in January 2019 as a VP and MD of the India […] Meta India head Ajit Mohan departs to join Snap by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meta announced today that’s introducing a number of new creator updates across Instagram and Facebook. Most notably, the company revealed that creators on Instagram will soon be able to create their own NFTs and sell them directly to fans, both on and off Instagram. With this update, creators will have access to a toolkit that […] Instagram will soon allow select creators to make and sell NFTs directly in its app by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Some three years after first introducing a curated news section for publishers, Meta has confirmed that it’s ditching the humans and leaning entirely on algorithms for Facebook News in all markets where it’s available. Meta, then known simply as Facebook, first introduced Facebook News back in 2019, kicking off initially to a small subset of […] Meta to ditch human-curated Facebook News stories globally by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meta has announced the global expansion of its professional mode profile setting on Facebook to all creators. Professional mode is designed to be used by creators looking to monetize their followings on the social network. Facebook began testing professional mode with select creators in December 2021 and is now offering it to anyone on its […] Facebook expands its professional mode profile setting to all creators globally by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

If you’ve worked at large tech companies, you’ve probably seen that a bunch of groups show up, whether officially or unofficially. Google calls ’em Employee Resource Groups (ERG), Facebook has its internal version of Facebook with groups, and other orgs have systems that range from listservs that have been running since the 1990s, to internal […] Heylo wants to help you build your own little social circles for events by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →