Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | The needy universe of social media parents
When parents suck up to their kids in public, the intent needs to be examined
Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff
In what Meta dubs as its "most difficult change," the company will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff
DC Edit | Blue tick fee: End of free lunch
The illusory honour badge of a Blue Tick may not be the only thing the consumer may have to pay for
AA Edit | Towards a better social media
There is too much licence as social media believe they are havens of free speech
Facebook executive blames society, not social networks for COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook's Andrew Bosworth noted that free speech can sometimes be dangerous, but democracy must be able to tolerate it
Facebook Messenger to get built-in bill splitting feature
The feature could be useful for situations like divvying up a restaurant bill with your friends or splitting a bill with roommates
No default end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger, Instagram until 2023
While messages sent through Messenger and Instagram can be E2EE, that option isn't turned on by default and likely won't be until 2023
Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
More than a third of Facebook's daily active users have opted in to have their faces recognized by the social network's system
Meta acquires VR fitness app Supernatural
Meta recently revealed that the studio behind Supernatural will be joining the company
Facebook Inc rebrands as Meta to stress 'metaverse' plan
The announcement comes amid an existential crisis for Facebook