
Instagram rumored to be testing a hashtag selector tool, geo-fenced posts
Instagram is rumored to be testing a number of new features including a hashtag selector tool, the ability to geo-fence posts and a...

Facebook to begin proactively reviewing apps that have not been submitted for inspection
Facebook has announced it will begin proactively enrolling apps in the new app review process launched in July — meaning that even if a...

Facebook bug allowed some advertisers to access other Facebook Analytics app data
Facebook says it fixed a bug on August 24 that had allowed users with both an app and a Facebook Ads account to access the Facebook...

Facebook is combining website, app, offline purchase data into one view for advertisers
Facebook will no longer breakout conversion cost metrics by website, app and offline channels. Instead, it will aggregate cost reporting...

Facebook bans an app once used by 4M people, suspends 200 more
Facebook has banned another app on its platform since announcing in March it had banned Cambridge Analytica for misusing user data via...

Facebook launches Ad Archive API for political ads with limited release
Facebook is launching an Ad Archive API for US researchers and publishers that will allow them to analyze political and issue-based ads...

Instagram makes a play to keep users scrolling with new ‘Recommended For You’ posts
Instagram is testing a new feature that recommends posts to users based on their follower lists and photos and videos they have liked....

Twitter loses ability to let users auto-post tweets & retweets to Facebook
Quka / Shutterstock.com Yesterday, Facebook announced it had deprecated its Publish actions permissions from its API, a feature that made...

Facebook looks to monetize WhatsApp with new Business API & ads that open chats in the messagin
Facebook has launched a new WhatsApp Business API designed to help businesses communicate with consumers via the Facebook-owned WhatsApp...

Facebook cuts off access to API platform for ‘hundreds of thousands’ of inactive apps
Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.com Facebook reports it has cut off access to its API platform for hundreds of thousands of inactive apps that...

Facebook & Instagram introduce new user tools to track time spent on the apps
“It’s our responsibility to talk openly about how time online impacts people — and we take that responsibility seriously. These new tools...

New features in the Facebook Ads Manager app make building ads on mobile easier
Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.com Facebook just gave advertisers more creative tools for building ads right from their phones via the Ads...

Facebook reminds developers deadline for app reviews is less than a month away
Facebook is reminding developers that in order to keep access to a number of APIs, the app review deadline is August 1. Developers...

Apps must now pass review process before getting access to Facebook’s Marketing API
Facebook announced a new list of updates to its app development platform today, a regular occurrence since the company suspended...

Facebook starts showing all ads a Page is running
Facebook is continuing its transparency efforts around Pages and ads, now including an “Info & Ads” section on Pages that list all ads...

Facebook enables marketers to set up app event tracking without having to add code
App developers and marketers now have access to a Codeless App Events Setup feature within the Facebook SDK Marketing Kit that lets them...

Facebook’s latest data faux pas: app analytics reports sent to the wrong people
Facebook’s data security issues have turned into a nonstop game of whack-a-mole. After having to alert 14 million users that their...

Facebook takes fight against fake news to more countries & ups machine learning efforts around
Facebook is continuing its efforts to fight fake news and stop the spread of false information on the platform. Today, the company...

Instagram moves on YouTube with IGTV launch, opening platform to hour-long videos
Instagram is opening its doors to long-form video, making it possible for all users to upload hour-long video content that will live...
























