Meta is partnering up with Polygon to bring NFTs to Instagram and Facebook. Polygon’s blockchain ecosystem will be made available to Meta’s aggregate 2.9 billion users as a result of the cooperation. According to a Tweet by Polygon CEO Ryan Wyatt, Meta chose Polygon as their partner because of their excellent scalability and eco-friendly carbon-neutral […]
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A group of 21 U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday voicing concern about what they called disinformation on the platform aimed at Spanish speakers about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The disinformation is spread by Moscow-backed outlets like RT en Espanol, among others, said the letter joined by Senators […]
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is giving “serious thought” to building a new social media platform, the billionaire said in a tweet on Saturday. Musk was responding to a Twitter user’s question on whether he would consider building a social media platform consisting of an open source algorithm and one that would prioritize […]
Social media platforms are the ultimate reason behind people connecting more and having better accessible access to ways of communicating with others. However, those platforms have contributed enormously to the division of societies by having a bad influence, especially on kids. Many kids seem to be on a certain level of comfort with technology and […]
COVID-19 came, and with it came the reshaping of human habits. We went from constantly checking our phones for entertainment purposes to the endless scrolling for news updates, be it pandemic-related, politics, or any kind of news that would deliver a higher clarity to where the world was going. November 19, a date will be […]
In a step meant to set restrictions on social media platforms, the Australian government is planning to introduce laws that force social media platforms to “unmask” online trolls despite experts saying it will do little to reduce online abuse. Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed plans for legislation that could force social networks to reveal the […]
India has taken matters further with social media platforms by having a parliamentary panel recommending treating sites such as Twitter and Facebook as publishers and setting up a regulatory body to oversee them, possibly opening the companies up to more responsibility for user-generated content. The high-level committee made recommendations as it reviewed the personal data […]
Facebook is bringing voice and video calls to its flagship social networking service. The service started rolling out to selected users as a test from 23 August. Some users, including those in the U.S., will be able to place voice or video calls from the Facebook app beginning Monday. The new feature is just a […]
The EU’s national data protection regulators have called on the Irish watchdog to conduct an urgent investigation into the recent changes in WhatsApp’s privacy policy and how it shares data with parent company Facebook, amid concerns the companies have violated privacy law. The regulators stopped short of taking action against Facebook, saying it was still […]
Facebook says it is working on a version of its Instagram app for kids under 13, who are technically not allowed to use the app in its current form due to federal privacy regulations. The company confirmed an earlier report by Buzzfeed News on Friday, saying it is “exploring a parent-controlled experience” on Instagram. The […]