Facebook

Facebook Wants You To Share Reels From Third-Party Apps

Meta (parent company of Facebook) has introduced “Sharing to Reels. It is described on the Meta for Developers site as “a new way for developers to make it easy for people to share video directly to Facebook”. Enabling Sharing to…

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Meta

Australian Watchdog Group Sues Meta Over Fake Crypto Ads on Facebook

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has sued Meta over its misleading conduct for publishing scam celebrity crypto ads on Facebook. The lawsuit includes Ireland Limited (which is also part of Meta). The ACCC alleges that Meta “engaged in…

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Meta Backtracks On Allowing Violent Threats to Russian Soldiers

Meta Backtracks On Allowing Violent Threats to Russian Soldiers

CNBC reported on March 14, 2022, that Meta has backtracked on their terrible decision. According to CNBC, Meta Platforms clarified that users cannot make posts calling for the assassination of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin or other heads of state. Meta…

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Meta

Russia Asks Court to Declare Meta an “Extremist Organization”

Yesterday, Meta Platforms (the parent company of Facebook) chose to allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russian and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion. Meta even provided an example sentence…

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Social Media

Russia Blocked Facebook and Twitter

Both Facebook and Twitter were blocked by Russia on Friday, amid President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine, BuzzFeed News reported. According to BuzzFeed News, Roskomnadzor, Russia’s communications regulator, posted a statement on Friday, explaining the decision was made…

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Meta Introduces a Personal Boundary for Horizon Worlds

Meta announced that they are adding a Personal Boundary for Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues. The Personal Boundary prevents avatars from coming within a set distance of each other, creating more personal space for people and making it easier to…

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