Facebook sued for allegedly harvesting biometric data via Instagram

Facebook is being sued for allegedly collecting the biometric data of Instagram users or people who appear in photos on the platform without their consent.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 6

Facebook expects profits to be hit by iOS 14 ad tracking restrictions

Facebook representatives have reportedly reached out to key advertisers about how Apple's forthcoming ad tracking limitation in iOS 14 will affect them all.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 21

Facebook blames Apple for not allowing games in Facebook Gaming app

The social media giant says that it has been forced to release an "inferior" version of its Facebook Gaming app in order for Apple to accept it onto the App Store.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 17

How to watch Apple CEO Tim Cook's Congressional antitrust testimony

Apple CEO Tim Cook and other big tech CEOs will testify before Congress on antitrust concerns, with the event starting at noon Eastern Time on Wednesday. Here's how to see the highlights and full coverage of the House of Judiciary's session investigating Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

Facebook SDK bug again causing iOS apps such as Spotify to crash [u]

For the second time in three months, some apps that rely on Facebook's developer tools to log users in to their accounts are crashing on launch. Update: Facebook claims to have resolved the issue.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 11

Facebook starts rollout of Dark Mode for iOS, iPadOS apps

Facebook is slowly rolling out an update for its iOS app enabling Dark Mode, bringing the social network's main app in line with supporting the iOS and iPadOS feature as its other messaging services.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 2

Apple has rejected Facebook Gaming app at least five times

Apple has rejected the submission of the Facebook Gaming app to the App Store at least five times since February.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 9

Justice Department plans to curb Section 230 protections for internet firms

Social media, internet firms, and forum hosts could lose key immunity protection under new proposed legislation changes suspected to be announced soon by the US Justice Department.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 0

Facebook tests Face ID authentication for iOS Messenger app

Facebook is quietly testing out a feature for its Messenger app to authenticate users via Face ID or Touch ID, a feature that may help keep accounts secure and private, even if the user lends their iPhone to someone else.

Malcolm Owen 5 years ago 7

Apple, NeXT veteran Joanna Hoffman calls today's technology leaders 'remarkably ignorant'

Former Apple, NeXT, and General Magic marketer says Facebook is "peddling in an addictive drug called anger," and many modern tech firms are "flawed," or "devious."

William Gallagher 5 years ago 37

Apple drives NASDAQ to all-time high on ARM Mac rumors

Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, and Apple all closed out at their highest stock value ever., with the quartet pushing NASDAQ to a new record high.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 6

Social media executive order aims to sidestep online publication protections

A draft of an Executive Order expected to be released on Tuesday argues that social media venues need to be reclassified as publishers, contrary to an existing online venue protection law.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 0

Facebook acquires Giphy for $400 million, promises deeper Instagram integration

Facebook confirmed Friday that it is acquiring popular GIF website Giphy to the tune of $400 million.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 10

Facebook SDK update reportedly caused multiple iOS apps to instantly crash

A number of popular iOS apps, including TikTok, Pinterest and Spotify, began to crash on Wednesday after an update to Facebook's SDK rolled out, software that many developers rely on to streamline the user login process.

Mikey Campbell 6 years ago 10

Facebook Messenger Rooms offer 50-user video chats

Facebook is stepping into the mass video conferencing market with Messenger Rooms, a service that allows up to 50 people to connect via webcam that directly competes with other popular services like Zoom, Houseparty, and Group FaceTime.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 19

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