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, 2020
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, 2020
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 SinghJune 12, 2020
Internet News Facebook adds labels to identify state controlled media platforms To further position its place as an “anti false news platform”, Facebook… Upneet SinghJune 5, 2020
Apps Internet News After Spotify, now Facebook inks global licensing deal with Saregama Facebook said on Wednesday that it has entered into a global licensing… Chinni SinghJune 3, 2020
Culture & Policy News Facebook announced a $10 million grand to groups working on racial justice amid backlash on Trump’s posts Facebook, and its founder Mark Zuckerberg, have had a eventful last week.… Upneet SinghJune 3, 2020
Apps Internet News Facebook announces “Manage Activity’, a quick shortcut to deleting old posts When Facebook was created, Mark Zuckerberg couldn’t have imagined in his wildest… Upneet SinghJune 2, 2020
Internet News Facebook to authenticate identity of certain viral user profiles Facebook, in a release late last week, has said that it will… Chinni SinghJune 2, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook employees stage “virtual protest” in light of Mark Zuckerberg’s response to Trump’s recent posts The United States of America aren’t so united at the moment, with… Upneet SinghJune 2, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg has to say on not removing Donald Trump’s recent posts from Facebook Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has come out with an explanation as to… Upneet SinghMay 30, 2020
Apps Internet News Facebook’s NPE launches ‘Venue’, a second-screen experience to let fans interact during live events Facebook’s R&D group, NPE team is on a roll. In what would… Upneet SinghMay 30, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News Trump signs executive order to weaken a law that provides protection to social media companies US President Donald Trump, in his ever so same attitude of taking… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 29, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy News Zuckerberg calls out Twitter on fact-checking Trump’s tweet, says private companies “should not be arbiter of truth” The Trump vs Twitter battle just saw a major participant joining in… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 28, 2020
Apps Internet News Facebook launches Catchup, an experimental audio calling app that lets you know who’s up for a chat Facebook has announced the launch of its audio-only calling app, CatchUp, that… Upneet SinghMay 26, 2020
Apps Crypto News Facebook announces ‘Novi’, its rebranded digital wallet for users to hold and send ‘Libra’ cryptocurrency Facebook is rebranding the ‘Calibra’ digital wallet that it had earlier proposed… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 26, 2020
Culture & Policy News Mark Zuckerberg talks about continued remote working for employees, dynamic pays and new Facebook offices Mark Zuckerberg’s latest overview of Facebook’s plan of action includes pioneering moves… Shalabha SarathMay 22, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook introduces “Lock Profile” feature in India to further safeguard users from non-friends An app like Facebook, which has been held accountable for security breaches… Upneet SinghMay 21, 2020
Business Internet News Facebook announces ‘Shops’ to help small businesses build a digital storefront amid coronavirus lockdowns Facebook’s new intervention could help small businesses get some relief amid the… Shalabha SarathMay 20, 2020
Internet News Facebook acquires Giphy, reportedly valuing the popular GIF platform at $400 million In the fast paced world of internet, no one has the time… Upneet SinghMay 15, 2020
Apps Internet News ‘Messenger Rooms’ is now available globally, allows upto 50 participants in one call Messenger Rooms, the group video calling platform that Facebook announced last month,… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 15, 2020
Internet News Facebook partners with telecom companies to build a new subsea cable network for Africa Internet has transcended from a privilege for a few to a necessity… Upneet SinghMay 14, 2020