Apps Business News Messenger updates its chat plugin to help businesses connect with non-Fb users Facebook Messenger is launching a new feature which will facilitate connections between… Chinni SinghAugust 4, 20202 minute read
Business News Facebook reports blockbuster earnings, advertising revenue up 10% despite pandemic The ‘BigTech’ companies have all come out with their earnings for second… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 31, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Zuckerberg considered Instagram a threat at the time of acquisition, new emails reveal In a lengthy US Congress grilling that lasted for over six and… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 30, 20202 minute read
Internet News Facebook tests a new layout for pages to make them less cluttered Facebook is testing a new layout of Facebook pages to make them… Chinni SinghJuly 23, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook messenger gets a new app lock feature for enhanced user privacy Facebook’s Messenger today announced that it will be adding App Lock –… Chinni SinghJuly 23, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook forms new ‘equity and inclusion team’ to study racial bias within FB, Instagram’s platform algorithms The conversation around Facebook and potential racial bias, backed by political motives,… Upneet SinghJuly 22, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Mark Zuckerberg finds US Government’s response to the threat of COVID-19 “disappointing” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a lot on his hands in the… Upneet SinghJuly 18, 20202 minute read
Apps News Instagram Reels launches to a ‘broad base’ of users in India Instagram announced today, that it will launch its short-form video, TikTok-look alike… Chinni SinghJuly 8, 20203 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Facebook pushes “Oversight Board” launch to late fall, amid disappointing meeting with Facebook ad ban leaders In a rather unsurprising turn of events, Facebook’s “efforts” to stop the… Upneet SinghJuly 8, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook gets into education, launches a new certified curriculum in Indian schools through CBSE Facebook has launched “Facebook for Education” initiative in India, the world’s second… Upneet SinghJuly 6, 20202 minute read
Apps News Security Facebook accidentally allowed 5,000 app developers access data of inactive users way past its expiration date Facebook and privacy just don’t go together, as has been proven by… Upneet SinghJuly 3, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook agrees to review its hate speech controls after a prolific advertising boycott Facebook has managed to piss off just about every single one of… Upneet SinghJuly 1, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Brazil’s central bank orders Mastercard and Visa to halt money transfers through Whatsapp payments Whatsapp’s payment service, which officially debuted through a launch in Brazil, is… Chinni SinghJune 24, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook is testing a new ‘Forecast’ app that aims to predict world events, including COVID-19 Facebook has announced an invite only beta for Forecast, a weird app… Upneet SinghJune 24, 20202 minute read
Business Gaming News Facebook acquires VR behemoth Red Dawn Studios to expand on its gaming capabilities Facebook has been putting its back into expanding into the world of… Upneet SinghJune 23, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook removes Donald Trump’s controversial campaign ads for going against its policies on ‘organised hate’ Facebook, on Thursday, removed a set of ads run by Trump’s re-election… Chinni SinghJune 19, 20203 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Facebook to add option for turning political ads off in light of U.S. Elections After Cambridge Analytica, everyone was shocked when Facebook said that not only… Upneet SinghJune 17, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News Facebook’s $5.7Bn Jio Platforms deal under scrutiny from Indian antitrust watchdog Facebook’s deal with Jio for a 10% stake in the largest telecom… Upneet SinghJune 17, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News US Justice Department to roll back protections enjoyed by social media companies on user content: WSJ Following Donald Trump’s dramatic signing of an executive order to curtail protections… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 17, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News UK antitrust watchdog probes Facebook ‘s $400 million acquisition of Giphy Facebook ‘s acquisition of Giphy and the subsequent addition to Instagram was… Upneet SinghJune 13, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook tests Google-like Wikipedia info panel in search results Facebook’s battle to take on Google as the web’s search platform, is… Chinni SinghandStaff@The Tech PortalJune 12, 20202 minute read
