PlayStation Boycotts Facebook as Part of #StopHateForProfit
Sony Interactive Entertainment has decided to temporarily suspend its PlayStation-related Facebook and Instagram activities. This is another company that has supported #StopHateForProfit in the fight against disinformation and hate speech.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 3, 2020
Facebook Acquires Creators of The Order: 1886
Facebook bought the development studio Ready At Dawn, known for its action adventure game The Order: 1886 and the VR successful title Lone Echo.
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Bart Swiatek
June 23, 2020
Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Mixer
Microsoft ceases further development of the streaming platform Mixer. Users of the service will have to move to Facebook, although not all recognizable streamers can take advantage of this offer.
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Jacob Blazewicz
June 22, 2020
New Convenient Way to Delete Old Facebook Posts
Facebook begins releasing a tool to help manage our content. With it, we can, for example, delete our old posts.
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Mateusz Popielak
June 3, 2020
Revolt of Facebook Employees
In response to Mark Zuckerberg's assurance that he would not moderate Donald Trump's entries, Facebook employees organized a virtual protest.
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Mikolaj Laszkiewicz
June 2, 2020
Facebook and Google Will Allow for Remote Work Until End of the Year
Google and Facebook will give their employees a choice and allow home office work until the end of this year. However, if someone has the need, they can work in the office beginning with June or July.
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May 11, 2020
Facebook Doesn't Give up Advertising on WhatsApp
It seems that Facebook has not abandoned its plans to introduce ads to WhatsApp. The company wants this type of content to be personalised using data obtained on its social website.
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Bart Swiatek
April 27, 2020
Turns out Sensitive Data of 270 Million People are Not Worth Much
The profiles of millions of Facebook users have leaked to the Dark Web. They could be bought in the form of a list for 500 euros.
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Mateusz Popielak
April 22, 2020
Facebook Adds Private Space for Couples and Tournaments for Gamers
Facebook is increasingly developing its offer for gamers, presenting the tournament wizard. In addition, the App Store has a new communicator for couples.
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Mateusz Popielak
April 9, 2020
Facebook Announces New Messenger With Video Calls for Windows and macOS
Today, Facebook released the Messenger application for desktops and laptops. The new version of the app is designed to facilitate video contact with family and friends and improve remote working.
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April 3, 2020
Last Week in Gaming – Catch up With all the Important News (March 9-15)
Catch up with last week’s news and features to get back into the gaming loop again. From March 9 to March 15, 2020, here’s everything you need to know.
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Mathias Zulpo
March 16, 2020
Australia Sues Facebook; Up to 529 Billion Australian Dollars at Stake
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC), the Australian authority responsible for privacy, has sued Facebook for negligence related to the Cambridge Analytica affair. The lawsuit concerns the disclosure of private information of over 300,000 users, which may result in a fine of nearly 530 billion Australian dollars.
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Bart Swiatek
March 10, 2020
Messenger for iOS Just got Four Times Smaller and Twice as Fast
Facebook informed that iOS devices have received a new Messenger application. The program was developed under the so-called LightSpeed Project and is four times smaller and twice as fast as the previous version.
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Bart Swiatek
March 3, 2020
Facebook Will Ban Some of the Coronavirus Medicine Ads
Facebook has announced that it intends to ban several advertisements of COVID-19 coronavirus medicine, which are said to spread fear and play on user emotions. The company does not want the website to be used for disinformation and making money from the commotion associated with this epidemic.
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Bart Swiatek
February 26, 2020
Facebook Will Pay Its Users for Voice Sample Recordings
Facebook will pay users for voice recordings. The aim of the initiative is to improve speech recognition technology. In the past, the company was caught eavesdropping on customers without their knowledge.
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Bart Swiatek
February 21, 2020
Facebook Lite Gets Dark Mode
Facebook implements Dark Mode in subsequent applications. After Messenger and Instagram it was time for Facebook Lite. Seems like dark mode in the base Facebook mobile app is a matter of time.
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Peter Doron
February 17, 2020
Bug in Facebook App Switched on the Camera Without User's Knowledge
In one of the latest versions of the Facebook app for iOS, there was a bug, which in some cases resulted in the camera starting automatically. There is no evidence that the program was recording or taking pictures of something. The error was fixed in yesterday's update.
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Bart Swiatek
November 13, 2019
Twitter Will Soon Block Paid Political Ads; Facebook Won't
Twitter will soon block the possibility of publishing paid political ads. According to the company, they enable manipulation of public opinion. Facebook has recently taken a diametrically different stance on the issue.
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Bart Swiatek
October 31, 2019
No More PS4 Content Sharing on Facebook
Sony has informed gamers that PlayStation 4 will no longer allow integration with Facebook. This means that the website is no longer offered as a destination for sharing screenshots, videos or scores.
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Konrad Serafinski
October 8, 2019
Facebook Begins Tests With Hiding Like Counts
It's confirmed - today Facebook starts tests of a tool that allows you to hide like counts under Facebook posts. Initially, the option will be made available to residents of Australia. In addition, Facebook recently confirmed that politicians are a privileged group on the portal.
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Barth Faryna
September 27, 2019