In the midst of the multiple criticisms it is facing that include a lawsuit, Facebook said in a statement that it will shut down its face recognition system and commit to “delete more than a billion people’s individual facial recognition templates.” With this move, those who have opted to enable Face Recognition will no longer be […]
Facebook has officially changed its name to Meta, to fit with Zuckerberg’s idea for his company’s future. All this talk of the Metaverse and El Zuck’s grandiose plan to integrate a vision of the internet that’s present in Snow Crash and Ready Player One (both incidentally, being post-apocalyptic novels) don’t necessarily explain what Facebook rebrand […]
From now on, Facebook is one of many subsidiaries under Meta, which is the official rebranding of the social media giant as revealed by founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In his founder’s letter, Zuckerberg explains that the rebranding from Facebook to Meta is part of focusing on the metaverse. “The defining quality of the metaverse […]
For those who want added security to their accounts, you may now use Facebook Protect in the Philippines. This feature is very handy, especially during the upcoming election. The new feature called Facebook Protect is all about additional security for users’ accounts and pages. It will benefit not only users with wide reach and numerous […]
There’s no stopping Facebook Inc. in their plan to build the metaverse—a virtual reality version of the internet. The Verge leaked Facebook’s plan to change its name next week, so as to make the metaverse reflect on its brand. According to The Verge, CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about the Facebook name change at […]
As part of its efforts in protecting its users from online harassment, Facebook announced a new set of policies that focus on protecting journalists, activists, and celebrities against online attacks and other potential harms. This follows as the social media platform is facing a lot of criticism, leading to a Senate panel hearing in the […]
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has filed show cause and cease and desist orders against Facebook Philippines, Lazada Philippines Inc., and Shopee Philippines on Tuesday. NTC is commanding the three online platforms to appear in front of the commission on October 27 and explain in writing why they should not be held liable for the […]
The futuristic AR glasses are finally here. Facebook Inc. just launched its first smart glasses that enable you “to capture and share experiences from your point of view.” In partnership with Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica, Facebook Inc. created these smart glasses that allow wearers to listen to music, take calls or capture photos and short videos […]
As part of its efforts to curb online scams that include hoax orders, NBI is seeking the passage of a law requiring every Filipino to have one verified social media account, with Facebook being the minimum. NBI-Cybercrime Division chief Victor Lorenzo also added that under their proposal, the passage of the bill requiring the registration […]
As a follow-up to the first POVA 2 and Mobile Legends Bang Bang Live Stream Event earlier this month, TECNO Mobile is back with another Facebook Live Game Stream on June 25. For this second stream, Team POVA–which comprises of Kay Ann Monsalve, Ghostwrecker and Junnie Boy, will be back for as shoutcasters donning cosplay […]
Facebook is adding a slew of new features for their chat app Messenger today, which includes new sponsored chat themes as well as the ability to add QR and payment links. From what we can tell, Facebook is looking to monetize its theme feature for its messaging app, allowing films like the upcoming “Fast & […]
Facebook is done treating fake news spreaders with kid gloves. The social giant today has announced it will penalize individuals that repeatedly share misinformation or fake news on their platform by giving users who view their content a huge disclaimer as well as downranking their posts down the News Feed where no one can see […]