Oculus announced that users will be required to log into Oculus with their Facebook accounts. This change will start in October of 2020. If you aren't a fan of Facebook, and don't want to make an account there, you will eventually be unable to use Oculus. Starting on October of 2020, everyone using an Oculus device for the first time
Facebook has launched a way for small businesses, creators, educators, and media publishers to earn money from the online events they host on Facebook. Page owners can create an online event, set a price, promote the event, and host the event, all in one place. According to Facebook, combining marketing, payment and live video, paid online events meet the end-to-end
Facebook has allowed some conservative news outlets and personalities to repeatedly spread false information without facing any of the penalties that doing so would typically result in, NBC News reported. NBC News received this information from leaked materials, which they reviewed. According to internal discussions from the last six months, Facebook has relaxed its rules so that conservative pages, including
Bloomberg reported that Facebook is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its social network in the days leading up to the November election. This is according to “people familiar with the company's thinking”. I find this surprising. Recently, an independent audit found Facebook lacking in several important areas. The summary of the audit pointed out many ways that
An independent audit of Facebook's policies and practices was led by Laura W. Murphy, a civil rights and civil liberties leader, along with a team from civil rights law firm Relman Colfax, led by Megan Cacace. The audit, which began in 2018 at the behest and encouragement of the civil rights community and some members of Congress, proceeded with Facebook's
Facebook announced that it removed four separate networks for violating Facebook's policy against foreign interference and coordinated inauthentic behavior. Facebook removed 54 Facebook Accounts, 50 Pages, and 4 Instagram accounts that were involved coordinated inauthentic behavior in the United States. This network focused on domestic audiences. The network used fake accounts to pose as residents of Florida, posted and commented
Facebook has rejected a proposal by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) to share advertising revenue with Australian news organizations, The Guardian reported. Facebook says there would “not be significant” impacts on its business if it stopped sharing news altogether. The ACCC is an independent Commonwealth statutory authority whose role is to enforce the Competition and Consumer Act 2010