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Meta Blocks Adults From Messaging Teens They Don't Follow To Make It Safe For Young Users
Thursday, January 25, 2024 - 9:37am | 552Responding to concerns about its services being used by "predators," Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has unveiled stricter messaging settings for teenagers on its social media platforms, Instagram and Facebook. What Happened: As per a post on Meta’s official blog on Thursday, the tech giant...
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Now, Facebook And Messenger Also Get End-To-End Encryption As Meta Levels Up Security
Thursday, December 7, 2023 - 7:08am | 522Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has announced the implementation of end-to-end encryption for Facebook and Messenger platforms. What Happened: Meta’s new encryption feature implies that the firm will no longer be able to access user messages unless reported by a user. Loredana Crisan,...
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Meta Unplugs Cross-App Chats Between Instagram And Facebook Messenger
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 3:28am | 481Instagram users will no longer be able to access their Facebook Messenger chats as Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) begins to disconnect this cross-app chatting feature. What Happened: This move reverses Meta’s 2020 decision to integrate Messenger and Instagram chats. The integration aimed to...
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Meta Expands Telegram-Inspired Broadcast Channels From Instagram To Facebook And Messenger
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 - 11:21pm | 787Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has announced the expansion of Telegram-inspired broadcast channels, after the success on Instagram and WhatsApp, to Facebook and Messenger to provide additional options for content creators to share updates...
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Facebook Messenger's Unfiltered AI Stickers Are Generating Child Soldiers, Trudeau Buttocks And Other NSFW Stuff
Wednesday, October 4, 2023 - 6:57am | 624Mark Zuckerberg's AI vision for Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has a brewing problem – Facebook Messenger's AI stickers feature has no filter and is allowing users to generate stickers with questionable inputs and results. What Happened: Facebook Messenger now has AI stickers, allowing users to...
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UK Urges Meta To Prioritize Child Safety Over Encryption On Instagram And Facebook Messenger
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - 10:01pm | 507The United Kingdom has urged Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) to prioritize child safety over encryption on Instagram and Facebook Messenger following the passage of the Online Safety Bill, expressing concerns about potential risks to children from sexual abuse. What Happened: As Meta gears...
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Zuckerberg Not Keen To Stream Cage Fight On Musk's X: Insists A 'More Reliable' Platform For Charity Event
Sunday, August 6, 2023 - 11:41pm | 753Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has shot back at Elon Musk’s choice of a streaming platform for their highly anticipated cage fight, insisting on a “more reliable platform” to ensure the success of their fundraising efforts for...
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Facebook Will Now Let Parents Keep A Tab On Their Teens' Chatting Circles: Safety Or Invasion Of Privacy?
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 6:45am | 428On Tuesday, Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) announced a revamp to its suite of safety tools, empowering parents and guardians to better supervise who their teen children are talking to on Messenger. What Happened: Parents and guardians can see who their teen children are talking...
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The AI Effect: Mark Zuckerberg Set To Change The Game For WhatsApp, Messenger And More
Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 12:30am | 521Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has been busy exploring the potential of artificial intelligence to enhance the user experience on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger and Instagram — and he plans to continue doing the same. ...
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Want To Get A Meta Subscription Badge And Stand Out From The Crowd? Here's What You Need To Know
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 8:50am | 392Earlier this week, Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) rolled out a subscription service for Facebook and Messenger. While netizens have mixed feelings about this development, not everyone knows what the paid model offers. What Happened: Benefits of Meta Verified Subscriptions are divided into...
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Web3 Messenger BChat Adds Crypto Functionality With Integration Of Beldex Wallet
Thursday, December 29, 2022 - 1:49pm | 376Web3 messenger BChat, which was built on the Beldex network, announced on Thursday the integration of the Beldex wallet into its messaging platform. This allows users to send and receive Beldex (CRYPTO: BDX), the native cryptocurrency of the Beldex network, while...
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Facebook Sister App Messenger Refines Calling Feature
Friday, June 3, 2022 - 7:15am | 337Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has brought in a user-friendly feature to its Messenger app for iOS and Android users. The social media giant's mobile Messenger app now has a dedicated "Calls" tab that will track each call a user makes or receives in the app in one place, the Verge...
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Facebook Celebrates 10 Years of Messenger By Gifting It New Features: What Are They?
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 - 1:03pm | 516Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) announced a slew of new features to Messenger to mark the tenth anniversary of its first messaging app. What Happened: Facebook Messenger will have ten new product features, with most of them starting to roll out Wednesday, the company said. The social...
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Apple One Of Facebook's Biggest Competitors Now
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 10:47pm | 553Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has emerged as a potent competitor to the social networking giant. What Happened: Zuckerberg used the opening statement at the company’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call to lambast the Cupertino,...
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Facebook Rolls Out Messenger Rooms, Co-Opts Zoom and Houseparty's Features
Monday, April 27, 2020 - 5:03am | 369Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) Messenger “Rooms,” a joinable group video call feature usable by even non-Facebook members, was launched on Friday. What Happened Messenger Rooms supports video calls that can be used by up to 50 users with no time limit and will rival Zoom Video...