[ad_1] Before you ask: there aren’t any in-app purchases, at least not at this stage. The Pokémon Company isn’t shy about its goals with producing Facebook titles. This is about making Pokémon games available to “people all over the world” who otherwise couldn’t (or wouldn’t) play. For Facebook, meanwhile, this is a big boost to […]
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Engadget Podcast: The tech that made 2019
[ad_1] This week, Devindra and Cherlynn tackle the best and worst tech of 2019. Among the winners: Wireless earbuds and premium ultraportables. As for the losers well…. There’s a lot to cover. If anything, it seems like this year is a stepping stone towards some real innovation in 2020. Listen below, or subscribe on your […]
Facebook bans hundreds of misleading accounts that targeted US users
[ad_1] The individuals that orchestrated the campaign posted content on behalf of The BL, and Facebook said its investigation linked the activity to Epoch Media Group. The latter is the publisher of The Epoch Times, which Facebook banned earlier this year for shady ad buying practices. While it doesn’t directly credit the website, Facebook may […]
Over 267 million Facebook users reportedly had data exposed online
[ad_1] Dianchenko says he reported the database to the service provider managing the IP address of the server, but the database was exposed for nearly two weeks. In the meantime, he says, the data was posted as a download in a hacker forum. That’s a lot of personal data to be floating around in the […]
Facebook Watch could soon play music videos
[ad_1] Facebook previously negotiated with the labels to let users include songs in videos they post, but it doesn’t have the rights to official music videos. If it’s able to obtain those rights, Facebook could share full-length videos on Watch. That would likely drive more users to the service, and it could position Watch as […]
Facebook bans misinformation related to the 2020 US census
[ad_1] In addition, Facebook is prohibiting anything suggesting that completing the census might “result in law enforcement consequences” along with misinformation about how the government uses data from it. It also banned ads on Facebook and Instagram that urge people not to participate, or that doing so would be “useless or meaningless.” Facebook will start […]
Facebook buys Spanish cloud gaming company PlayGiga
[ad_1] Facebook Gaming posted on Twitter: We’re thrilled to welcome @PlayGigaOficial to the Facebook Gaming team. We’ll decline further c☁️mment for now. — ⛄️ Facebook Gaming 🎁 (@FacebookGaming) December 18, 2019 In addition, PlayGiga also posted a statement on its website that drops a hint about the social network’s purpose for the acquisition. “We are […]
Facebook, Instagram ban influencers from promoting guns and vaping
[ad_1] Enforcement for the new rules should take effect in the “coming weeks,” Facebook said. It’s also working on tools to help creators honor the new policy, such as setting minimum age requirements or their content. This is the first time Instagram is limiting what influencers can pitch in their feeds, and it’s considered overdue […]
Facebook helped Reuters create an online course on identifying deepfakes
[ad_1] According to Axios, Facebook is spending “six figures” to help Reuters make the course available internationally as part of the Facebook Journalism Project. The material is currently available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, with the news agency planning to translate into at least 12 more languages, including German and Japanese, down the road. […]
Instagram’s Layout feature adds collages to your Stories
[ad_1] Today, Instagram is rolling out new Layout feature that will let you include multiple photos in a single story. When you open the Stories camera and select the Layout option, you’ll be able to choose between two and six photos to combine in a grid-based collage. [ad_2] Source link