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Facebook Messenger will now automatically translate Spanish messages to English

Facebook Messenger can now translate Spanish messages to English (and vice versa). Facebook debuted the feature called M’s translation suggestions at F8 in May, but that was Facebook’s new tools for businesses and used to only work for chats between buyers and sellers in Marketplace. Starting today, you will see “Translate to English/Spanish” module pop up when someone messages you in either language. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger will now automatically translate Spanish messages to English”

Facebook pilots Subscription Groups for admins with exclusive content on private groups

Facebook today announced that it testing subscriptions with a small number of groups to continue to support group admins who lead these communities. The company says that this is to help group admins who invest their time and efforts in balancing and maintaining the groups. Continue reading “Facebook pilots Subscription Groups for admins with exclusive content on private groups”

Facebook starts rolling out autoplay video ads inside Messenger

Facebook has confirmed that it is starting to roll out autoplay video ads inside Messenger. This makes things way more annoying to have messages and ads sit right next to each other. To remind you, Messenger first started showing ads almost a year ago, but they were static ads, not video. Continue reading “Facebook starts rolling out autoplay video ads inside Messenger”

Facebook launches new standalone ‘Memories’ page

Facebook today announced that it is launching new standalone ‘Memories’ page to easily access the moments you’ve shared with family and friends, including posts and photos, friends you’ve made, and major life events. The company says that more than 90 million users use On This Day. Continue reading “Facebook launches new standalone ‘Memories’ page”

Facebook alerts 14 million users about privacy bug that changed status of composer to public

Facebook today has announced that it recently had found a bug that automatically suggested posting publicly when some people were creating their Facebook posts. The company also mentioned that it is letting the 14 million people affected know about the bug and is asking them to review any posts they made during that time. Continue reading “Facebook alerts 14 million users about privacy bug that changed status of composer to public”

Facebook confirms data-sharing partnerships with Chinese firms

Facebook has confirmed a data-sharing partnership with Chinese firms, according to a report from WSJ. The company said to have struck deals with at least four Chinese electronics firms, including Huawei Technologies Co which according to the US intelligence authorities poses a potential national security threat. Continue reading “Facebook confirms data-sharing partnerships with Chinese firms”

Facebook now lets you share videos with copyrighted music; introduces new Lip Sync Live feature

Facebook for a while has been partnering with music companies around the world with an aim to bring more music experiences to Facebook. It is also introducing a new way for people to express themselves with music in their posts, including a new feature called Lip Sync Live. Continue reading “Facebook now lets you share videos with copyrighted music; introduces new Lip Sync Live feature”

Facebook to remove ‘Trending’ topics section

Facebook today announced that it is removing Trending section from the platform to make way for future news experiences on Facebook. It introduced trending back in 2014 in a way to help users to discover trending news and topics. Continue reading “Facebook to remove ‘Trending’ topics section”

Facebook and Instagram launch political ad labelling

Facebook has faced a lot of criticism over the Russian-backed ads on its platform before, during and after the 2016 US presidential election. This made the company look back at some changes it needs to make to offer better transparency, especially with political ads. Continue reading “Facebook and Instagram launch political ad labelling”

Facebook market place expands to home service professionals

Facebook today has expanded its marketplace to home service professionals. The company says that it has included this section as it topped the recommendations related queries on Facebook in the US compared to other topics. Continue reading “Facebook market place expands to home service professionals”

Facebook improves two-factor authentication, now supports Google Authenticator and Duo Security

Facebook two-factor authentication is the best practice to secure your account from being vulnerable to any breaches. The company so far used the phone number for authentication is now changing the process and has streamlined the setup flow that guides you through the process. Continue reading “Facebook improves two-factor authentication, now supports Google Authenticator and Duo Security”

Qualcomm, Facebook partner to bring high-speed internet connectivity in urban areas

Qualcomm has partnered with Facebook to deliver high-speed internet connectivity with Facebook’s Terragraph technology through the development of a multi-node wireless system based on 60GHz technology from Qualcomm. This terrestrial system improves speed, efficiency, and quality of internet connectivity around the world at only a fraction of the cost of fiber deployments. Continue reading “Qualcomm, Facebook partner to bring high-speed internet connectivity in urban areas”

Facebook begins rolling out voice posts, achieve stories, and new cloud storage starting from India

Facebook is rolling out new features to its flagship app which includes Voice Posts, Stories archive, and new cloud storage features. The new cloud storage feature will let you save photos and videos directly to your account in the Facebook cloud. You can share voice messages with friends, and archive your favorite Facebook Stories. Continue reading “Facebook begins rolling out voice posts, achieve stories, and new cloud storage starting from India”

Facebook took down 837 million spam posts, 583 million fake accounts in Q1 2018

Facebook for the first time is publishing the number of Community Standards Enforcement Reports that it has got. This report covers the enforcement efforts between October 2017 to March 2018, touches areas like graphic violence, adult nudity and sexual activity, terrorist propaganda, hate speech, spam, and fake accounts. Continue reading “Facebook took down 837 million spam posts, 583 million fake accounts in Q1 2018”

Facebook Messenger gets new reporting tools

Facebook’s Messenger platform never had any means of reporting content that violates any policies within the app except via the Facebook reporting tools or Messenger web. Today the company is giving access to the reporting tool directly from any Messenger conversation on iOS or Android. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger gets new reporting tools”