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Facebook launches new ‘Stars Store’ webpage to circumvent App Store fees

Facebook has launched a new ‘Stars Store’ webpage for users to purchase stars which they can use to support their favorite creators during live streams. And by offering Stars on a separate website instead of in-app purchases on iOS and…

FacebookDec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021

Facebook’s Messenger Kids app gains Dark Mode, voice effects and the ability to start games from within a chat thread

Asma Hussain

Facebook today announced three new features for its Messenger Kids app including dark mode, voice effects, and the ability to start games from within a chat thread. The company hopes these new additions to the app will ” help foster…

Facebook InstagramNov 23, 2021Nov 24, 2021

Meta will introduce end-to-end encryption on Instagram and Messenger by 2023

Rida Imran

Meta will push end-to-end encryption protection on Instagram and Facebook Messenger by 2023. The company had previously planned to roll out privacy protection by 2022 but has now delayed it by a year. Having said that, the company says that…

Facebook InstagramNov 19, 2021

U.S. Attorneys General investigate Instagram’s impact on children and Meta’s techniques to increase engagement

Rida Imran

Led by Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a nationwide investigation has been launched into Meta (former Facebook) for promoting Instagram in such a way that puts children and young adults at harm. The probe will focus on the violation of consumer…

Facebook SnapchatNov 9, 2021Nov 10, 2021

Denouncing Facebook’s metaverse, Niantic pursues AR glasses to compete with Apple, Snapchat, and Microsoft

Rida Imran

Niantic, creator of the popular outdoor game, Pokémon GO wants to take the users’ augmented reality (AR) experience to the next level by launching AR glasses. In an interview with Wired, Niantic CEO John Hanke discussed his vision of the…

FacebookNov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021

Facebook changes its Subscriptions tool to circumvent Apple’s in-app purchases commission

Asma Hussain

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently announced a number of updates for its “Subscriptions” tool which will circumvent Apple’s App Store guidelines in an effort to “help creators make more money, earn a sustainable living and have more control over the…

Facebook iOS iPhoneNov 3, 2021

Facebook’s Nick Clegg attacks Apple’s ATT privacy feature, again

Rida Imran

Nick Clegg, Head of Global Affairs at Facebook (now called Meta) criticized Apple’s ATT privacy feature. Speaking at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal, he said that Apple is exploiting its dominant market position and its power of…

FacebookNov 3, 2021

Facebook is shutting down facial recognition system over privacy and social concerns

Rida Imran

In the coming weeks, the Facebook app will longer support the facial recognition system which was used to automatically recognize users in photos and videos, for suggested tagging and other purposes. The company says that decision is taken to preserve…

FacebookOct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021

Facebook company is now called ‘Meta’ to reflect its efforts in creating a metaverse

Rida Imran

In the video presentation on its plans for the future, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new name of the company “Meta”. Zuckerberg said that the new name reflects the company’s evolution from just social media platform into a metaverse….

FacebookOct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021

Facebook imposes ‘legal hold’ asking employees to preserve internal documents since 2016

Rida Imran

As its investigation proceeds, Facebook tells employees to “preserve internal documents and communications since 2016” related to its business. The social media tech giant is under investigation by U.S lawmakers after a whistle-blower provided evidence that the company deliberately ignored…