Facebook halts its F8 developer conference this year to focus on Metaverse

Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, on Wednesday, announced their decision of pausing the F8 developer conference in 2022 as it gears up for new initiatives towards metaverse. Instead, Meta will organise its inaugural business messaging event called ‘Conversations’, which will be virtually held on May 19, reported The Verge. Meta is pausing F8 this […]

Facebook allows users to post reels from third-party apps

Seeing people’s craze for reels Facebook has decided to allow users to post short-form videos from third-party apps. With’Sharing to Reels’ feature, people will be able to share short videos directly to Facebook easily, TechCrunch reported. “Once integrated, third-party apps will have a Reels button so people can share short videos, then customize with Reels editing tools like audio, […]

Facebook bans Russian state media from running ads, monetizing platform

Facebook has banned Russian state media from running ads and monetizing the platform over the Russian military operation in Ukraine, said Nathaniel Gleicher, the head of the social network’s security policy, on Saturday. “We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads or monetizing on our platform anywhere in the world. […]

Meta drops ‘news’ from Facebook’s News Feed

Social media giant Facebook App’s official Twitter handle on Tuesday announced that the News Feed is being rebranded to just ‘Feed’. In an email sent to The Verge, Facebook explained that this is “just a name change to better reflect the diverse content people see on their Feeds,” and that it shouldn’t “impact the […]

Meta updates 3D avatars for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram

Keeping their fans updated, Meta has added a few customizations to its 3D avatars feature for Facebook, Messenger, and DMs on Instagram. As per GSM Arena, Meta tried to be more inclusive with a plethora of new accessories that can be added to a user’s personal 3D avatar such as hearing aids, wheelchairs, and more. Additionally, the new facial […]

Delhi HC grants Whatsapp, Facebook time to respond to CCI probe

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted more time to Whatsapp and Facebook to file their response over notices issued to them by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The Division Bench was hearing the petitions of Whatsapp and Facebook challenging the single bench, which had dismissed their pleas challenging a CCI order for an investigation into the messaging app’s […]