News & Reviews: Facebook
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Apr 19, 2021
Previously, we found out that Facebook was working on an audio chat version of Messenger Rooms. Funny enough, there's another one that's called Hotline. We're not sure how many apps Facebook will reveal, but it looks like there could be an official announcement tonight.
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Apr 19, 2021
Earlier this year, WhatsApp made a serious blooper about explaining its new privacy policy which allows Facebook and Instagram to display ads that might be relevant to you. Many users didn't like that and have jumped ship to other platforms ever since. WhatsApp has since then made some changes in its Terms and Service and Privacy Policy about how the user's data is collected and shared.
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Apr 16, 2021
After releasing Messenger Kids, Facebook is now moving on to develop another version of the Instagram app that is tailored for children under 13. However, it looks like the process will not be a smooth one as an international coalition of children's health advocates is urging Mark Zuckerberg to abandon the project.
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Apr 13, 2021
Many Malaysians use WhatsApp as their primary messaging app. So what if you wake up one day to find WhatsApp no longer working for you? In a new report, security researchers have confirmed that this is possible.
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Apr 12, 2021
Looks like a bunch of developers under Facebook has recently unveiled a new social media platform called Hotline, which is a hybrid between Instagram Live as well as Clubhouse. As of now, it seems that the platform is currently web-based, which means it can be accessed via a web browser instead of downloading an app.
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Apr 09, 2021
It seems that Facebook has recently tweeted on their Facebook page stating that they are currently testing a feature that labels Facebook pages in order to provide more context about the page. Currently, there are labels such as ‘public official’, ‘fan page’ as well as ‘satire page’ at the time of this writing with more to come in the future.
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Apr 08, 2021
By now, you would have read news about how 530 million Facebook user profiles were published online in an unsecured database. This includes the millions of Malaysian Facebook users and even Mark Zuckerberg himself as well. People were wondering how will Facebook respond to this and they just did, read on below on their comment.
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Apr 06, 2021
Due to WhatsApp's privacy issues, Signal has risen to fame after Tesla's CEO Elon Musk subtly promoted the app by tweeting 'Use Signal'. After that, the messaging app has recorded a surge in new users and caused the company to experience verification codes delay. Now, it is found out that the person who owns WhatsApp is also a user of Signal.
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Apr 01, 2021
Instagram has officially announced on their Twitter account that the Remix feature for Instagram Reels will now be rolled out to the masses starting from today onwards. For those who are not familiar with the Remix feature, it essentially allows users to take existing reels and add their own twist to them such as adding a reaction or a response.
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Mar 31, 2021
A report by gizmodo seems to hints that Facebook will be releasing a feature that allows users to specify who can comment on their public post in the near future. In order to specify who can comment, all you need to do is to tag the account or page in the post.
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