Facebook News & Updates

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Facebook is reportedly testing a new feature that allows users to send a variety of greetings to friends. Once Facebook makes it public, you will be able to send a wink, a high-five, a hug and a wave apart from the "poke" option.
www.ibtimes.co.in/facebook-re-invents-poke-now-you-can-send-high-five-hugs-winks-752615

 

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Facebook, which has 2.1 billion users, confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday that it is rolling out the 'Click-to-WhatsApp' feature gradually, starting with North and South America, Africa, Australia and most of Asia. TechCrunch points out that Europe is missing from the list, a conspicuous absence that could be attributed to the hot water WhatsApp is already in with EU regulators over data sharing with Facebook.

Facebook Ads Can Now Show Click-to-WhatsApp Buttons to Users

 

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Facebook has just publicaly slapped itself upside the head, admitting that its very existence is often detrimental to the wellbeing of its users.

An analysis today from Facebook's research director David Ginsberg and research scientist Moira Burke serves as a mea culpa of sorts from Zuck and Co about the emotional and mental toll the social network takes on its addicts.

Facebook confesses: Facebook is bad for you

 

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• Official rollout follows testing that began in September this year
• Temporarily pauses posts for up to 30 days
• Can be selected from the top-right drop-down menu of a post

Facebook’s New Snooze Button Lets You 'Temporarily Unfollow'

 

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Facebook to start demoting posts with engagement bait titles

 

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A new cryptocurrency-mining bot, named "Digmine", that was first observed in South Korea, is spreading fast through Facebook Messenger across the world, Tokyo-headquartered cybersecurity major Trend Micro has warned.

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Facebook is testing a new feature in India wherein it is encouraging new users to enter their names as per their Aadhaar card.

The move is aimed at encouraging users to put their real names on the social network. Since it’s being tested with a small population in India, not all users may be able to see this. It is worth pointing out here that the Aadhaar-based sign up is not mandatory.

Facebook confirmed that it is indeed testing such feature.

Facebook asks new users to enter names ‘as per Aadhaar’ while signing up

 

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• Facebook on Wednesday confirmed its 'name as per Aadhaar' test
• On Thursday, it published a blog post clarifying its intent
• The company reiterated it doesn't ask for Aadhaar details

Facebook Says 'Name as Per Aadhaar' Test for New Users Is Now Finished

 

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Facebook tells users that giving the company their mobile phone number will help keep their account secure. Until a few weeks ago, however, the social network’s self-service ad-targeting tools could be massaged into revealing a Facebook user’s cellphone number from their email address. The same flaw made it possible to collect phone numbers for Facebook users who had visited a particular webpage.

Facebook fixed the problems on Dec. 22, and paid a “bug bounty” of $5,000 to the team of academic researchers from the US, France, and Germany who had reported the problem at the end of May.

Facebook Bug Could Let Advertisers Get Your Phone Number

 

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Facebook on Thursday announced a major update that will put friends and family above pages or celebrities in a user's news feed - and likely result in people spending less time on the leading social network.

Facebook updates News Feed to make friends, family a priority