Facebook will dole out millions in cash and advertising credits to small businesses across India, while also helping merchants launch online gift cards, as the social media giant pushes deeper into the country’s fast-growing eCommerce sector. In a Tuesday (Sept. 15) blog post, Ajit Mohan,...
Users no longer have to be in the same room – or even on the same continent – to watch videos together, thanks to Facebook’s latest offering. On Monday (Sept. 14), Facebook announced the launch of a new Watch Together feature that enables families, friends...
In response to new challenges caused by the pandemic, Facebook is rolling out its new Facebook Campus feature, a college-only zone reminiscent of the social media giant’s formative years. According to a company blog post, the new feature is “designed to help students connect with...
One of four co-chairs of an ostensibly independent board established by Facebook to improve its content moderation said Friday (Sept. 4) that she sees the need for more global regulation of social media and at the same time is concerned free speech is at risk....
Facebook’s capacity to provide targeted advertisements to those who have iPhones as they use other apps could be hampered by updates to Apple’s latest operating system (OS), according to the social media company, The Wall Street Journal reported. The updates are implemented with the new...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg played a role in stoking fears about video-sharing app TikTok, a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) says. Zuckerberg, in a speech to Georgetown students in Washington D.C. about freedom of expression, also included one line in which he claimed...
It’s taken a year, but Facebook has integrated the Instagram and Messenger chat platforms. The Verge reported update notices were spotted on Instagram’s mobile app on iOS and Android devices last week with the message, “There’s a New Way to Message on Instagram.” It listed...
Stephane Kasriel, who has served as a PayPal executive in the past, will lead Facebook Payments, David Marcus, leader of Facebook’s Novi said in a Twitter post. Marcus also said a new group would be formed to monitor “all things payments/FS” at Facebook. “No changes...
Facebook has accelerated up its eCommerce expansion efforts even as the COVID-19 pandemic has boosted online shopping. Now, it is launching a new group within the company, Facebook Financial, that will pursue payments and eCommerce opportunities, Bloomberg News reported. The new group will be in...
