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Facebook’s Kit brings condensed messaging to the Apple Watch

Facebook launched a brand new app this week, but it’s only available for the Apple Watch. Dubbed Kit, or Keep In Touch, the app’s…

Facebook will now pay to listen to your voice recordings – report

Facebook will now offer users rewards points in exchange for their voice recordings, according to a report by The Verge on Thursday. This means…

Hobbi is Facebook’s latest experimental app for iOS

According to a post by The Information, Facebook has launched a new “Pinterest-like” called Hobbi. Available in the App Store on iOS, the new…

Off-Facebook Activity: view and change how Facebook tracks you around the web

Facebook on Tuesday launched Off-Facebook Activity, a feature that allows you to manage the information third-party websites share with Facebook. Previously called Clear History…

Facebook will notify you when you sign in to other apps

Facebook is launching a new feature that will send users an in-app notification and email when their Facebook account has been used to login…

Facebook updates Privacy Checkup to ‘guide you through’ privacy on the platform

Facebook has updated its Privacy Checkup tool to help users better understand their privacy choices on the platform. According to the company, the new…

Facebook plans to roll out more ad transparency tools this year

In an effort to be more open with users, Facebook is expanding the level of transparency regarding advertising on its platform. According to the…

Update: WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook down in South Africa

Update, Monday 10am: WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger and Instagram are now all functional once more for us. Update, Sunday 2pm: It seems that Instagram’s back,…

Messenger’s chat feature could be returning to the Facebook app

Remember the infant days of Facebook, when Messenger was a part of the company’s primary app? The company then split these two features into…

Facebook chimes on about harmful content with a renewed ‘remove, reduce, inform’ strategy

Facebook announced on Wednesday that it is updating its “remove, reduce, inform” strategy to further prevent harmful content from appearing on its platform. “This…

Facebook updates memorialised accounts for decreased friends, family members

Facebook today revealed a set of updates for memorialised accounts, including a new “tributes section” that will appear at the top of deceased users…

Facebook is using AI to create population density maps of Africa

Facebook on Tuesday revealed its own efforts to support humanitarian work across Africa through the use of machine learning. “Facebook is working closely with…

Facebook will now explain why you see certain posts in your News Feed

Facebook on Monday revealed a new feature that is set to reveal to users why they see certain post in News Feed. “We’re introducing…

After Christchurch, Facebook is ‘exploring’ ways to regulate live videos

Facebook on Monday announced its intention to regulate live videos posted across its platforms. This comes after a terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand…

Facebook to ban white nationalist and supremacist content

Facebook announced on Thursday that it will ban white nationalist and white supremacist behaviour on its platforms. The ban will cover “praise, support and…

Facebook’s latest fail: social network stored millions of passwords in plain text for months

Facebook on Thursday revealed that it’s been storing millions of user passwords in plain text for the past three months. “As part of a…

Cell C, Facebook Express debuts public WiFi hotspot at Cape Town’s UWC

Cell C, in partnership with Facebook, has announced its first public access WiFi hotspot at the University of Western Cape (UWC). In a press…

Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch shooting in 24 hours

The world is still reeling after the terrorist attack that took place in Christchurch, New Zealand last Friday. The mass shooting was live streamed…

Facebook to use AI, ML to stop the spread of revenge porn on its platform

Facebook will be implementing new detection technology to help curb the spread of revenge porn, it announced on Friday. “To protect victims, it’s long…

Two top Facebook executives leave the company, Zuckerberg announced

Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that two Facebook executives have decided to leave the company. In a blog post, Zukerberg referred to the news in…

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram suffer global meltdown (and so do their users)

Last night Facebook and its “family of apps” went down for a large number of global users, with many unable to post updates or…

Facebook wants to stop spreading fake news about vaccines

Facebook has revealed its plans to help stop the spread of fake information about vaccines on its platform. This comes after the rise of…

Mark Zuckerberg wants to make Facebook more ‘privacy-focused’

In a Facebook post, Mark Zuckerberg revealed several ways that he intends to make the platform and its messaging services more privacy-focused. “I understand…

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