Facebook and Instagram follow Twitter with paid verification | Tech

Facebook and Instagram follow Twitter with paid verification |  Tech

Parent company Meta Platforms of Facebook and Instagram will introduce paid subscriptions that allow users to verify their accounts. The company thus follows in the footsteps of Twitter, which previously introduced paid verification badges for accounts. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the paid subscriptions on Sunday. These will be offered from $ 11.99 (11.18 euros). … Read more

The metaverse isn’t going to save Zuckerberg and his companies—at least not now

The metaverse isn’t going to save Zuckerberg and his companies—at least not now

It may only be mid-February, but the “year of efficiency” for Meta and Mark Zuckerberg is in full swing. After laying off thousands of employees and facing back-to-back quarters of underwhelming financial results, he and senior management at Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp must seriously consider their next steps in a business where the online giant … Read more

Internet – Facebook and Instagram unlock Trump’s accounts again – economy

Internet – Facebook and Instagram unlock Trump’s accounts again – economy

Menlo Park (dpa) – The profiles of former US President Donald Trump on the Internet platforms Facebook and Instagram have been activated again after around two years. As of last night, the Republican had not yet posted a new post on his profiles in the two networks. The Facebook group Meta announced two weeks ago … Read more

Meta restores Facebook and Instagram accounts to Donald Trump | The World | D.W.

Meta restores Facebook and Instagram accounts to Donald Trump |  The World |  D.W.

Meta lifted this Thursday (02.09.2023) the veto, in force since January 2021, to Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram social networks. However, and in the first moments after that decision, the candidate for the Republican primaries for the 2024 presidential elections has not yet written anything on these platforms. The restitution of the tycoon’s accounts comes … Read more

new chat format has arrived in Portugal – Marketeer

new chat format has arrived in Portugal – Marketeer

Community Conversations, or Community Chats, have already arrived on Messenger and Facebook applications in Europe, to help people connect in real time to communities that address issues that concern them, through text, audio and video, reveals Meta . This novelty works in a chat and audio call format, with the aim of making it easier … Read more

Beware, This is the Danger of Using SocialSpy WhatsApp

Beware, This is the Danger of Using SocialSpy WhatsApp

Liputan6.com, Jakarta – Currently, WhatsApp users are being enlivened by the circulation SocialSpy WhatsAppwhere the application is considered to have spread hoax information to users. It was stated that this application has a function to intercept text message conversations, photos and videos, to monitor contact numbers of WhatsApp users. At its launch, SocialSpy claims to … Read more

Meta, didn’t you give up on smartwatch development? 2nd generation model image leak

Meta, didn’t you give up on smartwatch development?  2nd generation model image leak

Source: Kuba Wojciechowski on Twitter Meta (formerly Facebook) is said to be continuing development of the smartwatch. In June of last year, foreign media such as Bloomberg reported that “Meta has stopped developing smartwatches to develop other types of wearables.” However, Android developer Kuba Wojciechowski (@Za_Raczke) released an image of the smartwatch obtained from a … Read more

Ex-developer claims Facebook can “kill” batteries remotely

Ex-developer claims Facebook can “kill” batteries remotely

A developer has sued Facebook or its parent company for claiming that Meta is capable of so-called “negative testing”. According to the plaintiff, the battery of a user is completely drained from a distance. Data scientist George Hayward says he worked on Facebook Messenger, but has now sued his former employer in Manhattan Federal Court. … Read more

Instagram’s boss admits video inflation on the service

Instagram’s boss admits video inflation on the service

In 2022, Instagram invested heavily in the Reels video feature. Perhaps a little too much when many users began to criticize Instagram for no longer being Instagram but some kind of copy of the competitor Tiktok. Now Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri says during a Q&A session with users that Instagram showed users too many videos … Read more

Meta Quest will bring NBA games to virtual reality

Meta Quest will bring NBA games to virtual reality

Meta unveiled an expansion of its partnership with the NBA and WNBA, making its Quest line the official virtual reality headsets of these sports leagues. This will provide the opportunity to watch professional professional basketball games in a brand new immersive experience. Meta now offers the experience of watching professional basketball in virtual reality Users … Read more