After seeing Elon Musk turn Twitter’s verification feature into a paid service, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced a similar service for Facebook and Instagram. On Sunday, Zuckerberg announced Meta Verified on his Instagram broadcast channel, and it will cost $11.99 per month on the …
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Reels Launches Globally on Facebook in More than 150 Countries
Today, Meta announced it is launching Reels on Facebook globally in more than 150 countries on Android and iOS. Since its launch in the US on Facebook, it was also made available in Mexico, Canada, and India but the Tik-Tok-like short-form video is now coming …
Facebook Rebrands its Company Name as Meta
On Thursday at its Connect 2021 virtual conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a change in name of the parent company to Meta, a change that brings all of its app and technologies under a new brand name. In a blog post, the company said …
Facebook Launches Live Audio Rooms, its Own Clubhouse Rival
Facebook today began rolling out its own live audio rooms, another feature designed to function like Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces. Audio rooms takes place inside the Facebook app allowing creators to host rooms and invite others to join the conversation. Facebook is making Audio Rooms …
WhatsApp Delays its New Privacy Policy After Facebook Data Sharing Confusion
WhatsApp has delayed its new privacy policy until May following the widespread backlash and confusion it faced after releasing new terms users must agree to before February 8. The new privacy policy concerned data sharing with Facebook which has now caused some users to move …
Facebook to Open an Office in Lagos, Nigeria in 2021
Facebook announced on Wednesday, it plans to open an office in Lagos, Nigeria which will be operational from H2, 2021. The only African office so far was established in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2015 but Facebook says it is establishing the second office as part …
Facebook is Now Merging Instagram and Messenger Chats
When Facebook acquired WhatsApp, the company said it plans to unify messaging across its other apps; Messenger and Instagram. That appears to be underway already according to The Verge, on Friday evening, an update screen popped up on Instagram’s iOS and Android app showing the …
Facebook to Acquire GIPHY in a $400 Million Deal
Popular GIF search engine platform GIPHY is to be acquired by Facebook in a deal estimated to be worth $400 million. Facebook did not disclose the terms of the deal in its announcement today, but a report from Axios reveal the deal to be worth …
Facebook and Instagram Roll Out Features to Help Find and Support Small Businesses
As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Facebook has rolled out new ways and tools to help find and support small businesses. In a blog post, the company announced the introduction of a new “Support Small Business” sticker on Instagram. Businesses can be …
Facebook News Feed Not Loading? See How to Fix
Is your Facebook News Feed not loading? If this is happening to you, you cannot enjoy the social media platform and you need to fix it. Facebook News Feed is where everything happens, this the place where you see updates from the people that matters …
Facebook Introduces Facebook Dating, Launches in 20 Countries
Last week, Facebook joined a list of companies that serve the romantic interests of many people across the world. According to a post on Facebook Newsroom, Facebook Dating will let its users integrate their Instagram posts with their profile thereby enabling them to add their …
A Complete Guide on How to Delete Facebook
Did you know Facebook has over 1.59 billion users across the world? This popularity is not expected to slow down any time soon. Actually, it is an integral part of many people’s social life. But have you ever stopped to think about how secure the …
How to Search Facebook without an Account
Facebook continues, indefatigably, to hold tight to its coveted status of the biggest and the most popular social media network in the world. With its active monthly user base hitting well over 2.2 billion, Facebook towers over its closest rivals — the likes of YouTube with …
Facebook F8 Developer Conference Keynote – Top Announcements
Yesterday, Facebook began its F8 developer conference starting with a keynote address by Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking on this year’s event, Zuckerberg said, “the future is private.” This event comes at a time when the social media platform has received criticisms over its role …
Facebook Screenshot – Will People Get Notifications if I Screenshot their Photos
Today, social media apps serve as a channel of communication between people. These apps also have a large number of users. One of such platforms is Facebook. Facebook offers us the chance to connect, share media and even ideas. However, many people feel the site …
WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton Renews Call for Facebook Users to Delete Their Account
Brian Acton, who co-founded WhatsApp alongside Jan Koum, defended his decision to have the company sold to Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook for a whopping $19 billion and urged students to delete their Facebook accounts when he made a rare public appearance last week Wednesday at Stanford …