
Facebook & Cambridge Analytica: What we know, what they knew & where that leaves us
Facebook’s founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, spent nearly five hours yesterday answering questions from over 40 members of the US Senate...

Facebook tests downvoting as it learns how to gauge meaningful engagement on Page posts
Facebook is testing a Reddit-style downvoting option on comments on public Page posts, seemingly as a way to learn what qualifies as...

Facebook will no longer flag fake news link with ‘Disputed’ label
Facebook’s effort to combat fake news isn’t working. So the company is trying a different tact. Almost exactly a year ago Facebook...

Facebook debuts web-based VR experiences within standard News Feed
People can now enter virtual reality through their traditional Facebook News Feeds. Less than a month after Marketing Land reported that...

Facebook rolls out polls for Pages across desktop, mobile
Twin Design / Shutterstock.com Brands can easily run informal focus groups on Facebook now. On Friday, Facebook rolled out a polling tool...

Facebook tests web-based VR within News Feed posts
Twin Design / Shutterstock.com Facebook is bringing 3D virtual reality experiences into its 2D News Feed. The social network is testing a...

Facebook tests augmenting article links with publisher info from Wikipedia
Facebook is continuing its efforts to give people more context about what they read on the social network as part of an attempt to stem...

Facebook adds publishers’ logos to links in search results, trending lists
Realizing that people don’t always recognize the publication behind an article they find on Facebook, the social network is rolling out a...

Facebook redesigns news feed with larger link previews, circular profile photos
A few months after Twitter tweaked the look of its feed, it’s now Facebook’s turn to make some mostly cosmetic changes. On Tuesday,...

Watch: Facebook previews its first social VR product, Facebook Spaces
Last year at its annual developer conference, Facebook teased what the social network could look like in virtual reality. On Tuesday at...

Video: See how Facebook inserts mid-roll ads in non-live videos
Of course the first time I find an ad interrupting a video on Facebook would happen while watching a video titled “No pants in court.”...

Facebook turns sound on by default in videos, debuts TV apps
Facebook videos are getting bigger and louder. In the biggest change since December 2013, when Facebook began playing videos...

Facebook begins to test a feature to kill Snapchat
Facebook is currently testing a feature that appears to be a dagger in the chest of Snapchat. Reported by Business Insider, Facebook is...

Facebook’s Trending updates deemphasize personalization and leverage publishers
Facebook is constantly refining their Trending tab. Today, the company announced a number of refinements that build upon the evolving...

Facebook will let celebs edit Live videos after broadcast ends
Celebrities live the good life. They get the best tables at restaurants, free swag and access to some Facebook features before anyone...

Facebook Live will spin up 360-degree streaming to match YouTube
National Geographic will air the first 360-degree live stream on Facebook. YouTube added 360-degree live streaming back in April, and...

Facebook may start flagging fake news posts, says Mark Zuckerberg
On Facebook, nobody knows if you’re a liar. But they might someday soon. Facebook is considering flagging to its users when a piece of...

Facebook adds new tools for local discovery and commerce
Facebook wants to be the mobile solution for local businesses. It also sees itself increasingly as a local commerce platform for...

Workplace by Facebook opens to organizations across the globe
More than 1,000 organizations are currently using Workplace by Facebook, and now you’ll be able to, as well. Workplace (formerly Facebook...
























