The company plans to display ads within Messenger in hopes of growing revenue.
(AP) – Facebook is adding Snapchat-like features to its app. The company says it wants to let people’s cameras “do the talking,” as more people are posting photos and videos instead of blocks of text. With the update coming to users on Tuesday, Facebook is adding a camera icon to the top left corner of its mobile app. Users can tap…
Social media has been key to some of this year’s most significant protests — but it turns out that these platforms have also been used to target the activists behind them.
After facing accusations that Facebook’s staff were being biased in their selection of stories for prominent placement on users’ newsfeeds, the company has announced that it is streamlining its “Trending” module so that the selection of topics is more automated.
(CNN) – A video on Facebook that shows a mother beating her 16-year-old daughter has sparked a debate online about discipline and public shaming. ABC Columbia mobile app users click here to watch. Categories: National News, News Tags: Facebook, Facebook live
ABC Columbia/Rich Wandover COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A fire station has reopened in South Carolina’s capital, days after its then-captain posted on Facebook he would run over protesters if they still blocked traffic when his shift ended. Columbia Fire Department spokesman Brick Lewis says the station reopened Wednesday night after firefighters said they felt safe going back. Fire Chief Aubrey…
Israeli police secure the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem, Oct. 14, 2015. Dusan Vranic/AP Photo The families of five American citizens injured or killed in attacks in Israel have filed a lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social media giant is liable for providing a platform for Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. “Facebook has knowingly provided material support and…
(CNN) – Mark Zuckerberg makes his Hawaii neighbors unhappy by building a wall. Categories: Entertainment News, News Tags: Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg
(CNN) – A heartwarming Facebook post showing a Nevada police officer’s act of kindness is going viral. Categories: National News, News Tags: Facebook, Nevada
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg briefly found his Twitter account hijacked, as were at least two of his other social media accounts. Zuckerberg’s Facebook account and password were not compromised, the company said in a statement; his account on Facebook-owned Instagram was also unaffected. Facebook Inc. said Monday morning that none of the company’s systems or accounts were accessed and that…
