[ad_1] The change should reach your devices sometime in the next week. Facebook didn’t explicitly outline the reasons behind the decision, but it has ongoing plans to make Messenger faster and lighter rather than an a do-it-all front end. The decision to axe Discover certainly helps achieve that goal. It’s also an acknowledgment that all-encompassing […]
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FTC may block Facebook’s integration plans for WhatsApp and Instagram
[ad_1] The commission started its investigation after Facebook announced that it would unify the technical underpinnings of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. That would allow its 2.7 billion users to send private, encrypted messages from one app that could be received on another. “We’re building a foundation for social communication aligned with the direction people increasingly […]
Facebook tells US, UK and Australia it won’t weaken chat encryption
[ad_1] If you soften encryption in one area, you soften it for “everyone, everywhere,” Facebook noted. The social network argued that backdoor access would represent a “gift to criminals, hackers and repressive regimes,” letting them pry in the messages of innocent people by exploiting weaknesses. As support, Facebook pointed to more than 100 organizations echoing […]
Facebook paid people to transcribe Messenger voice chats
[ad_1] The problem, according to Bloomberg‘s sources, is the lack of transparency. Contractors from TaskUs reportedly weren’t told where the audio came from or why they were transcribing it. That led some of the workers to believe their work was “unethical,” especially when some of the conversations included vulgar material. Facebook’s data privacy policy also […]
Facebook’s Instant Games are leaving Messenger
[ad_1] Instant Games started off in the News Feed before being brought over to Groups and the Lite app. The library of Instant Games kept growing, including classic games like Pac-Man, Galaga and Space Invaders as well as popular titles like Words With Friends and Uno. The highly social nature of the games and the […]
A closer look at the redesigned Facebook app
[ad_1] As mentioned earlier, a big focus of this version is on making Groups more ubiquitous inside the app. An overhauled Groups tab (pictured above) will show you a feed of activity from communities you’re subscribed to, while a new discovery feature is going to recommend you Groups you might be interested in. The Events […]
Messenger is the first Facebook app to get dark mode
[ad_1] Days after Facebook Messenger’s dark mode was outed on Reddit, the social network has made the update official for iOS and Android. For now, you can only enable it by sending the crescent moon emoji in an existing chat thread or new message. It’s a clever ploy by Facebook to get users actively chatting […]