#Facebook took down 1.3B fake accounts in three months

#Facebook took down 1.3B fake accounts in three months

“#Facebook took down 1.3B fake accounts in three months” Facebook disabled more than 1.3 billion fake accounts in the final three months of last year as part of its efforts to tackle misinformation, the company said Monday. The tech titan revealed the figure in a blog post outlining those efforts before CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies…

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#Facebook stock surges as Zuckerberg downplays Apple privacy clampdown

#Facebook stock surges as Zuckerberg downplays Apple privacy clampdown

“#Facebook stock surges as Zuckerberg downplays Apple privacy clampdown” Facebook shares jumped Friday after Mark Zuckerberg played down the risk that the social media giant faces in an upcoming change to Apple’s privacy policies. “I’m confident that we’re gonna be able to manage through that situation,” he said in an interview on Josh Constine’s PressClub Clubhouse room….

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#Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger are down (Update: they’re back)

#Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger are down (Update: they’re back)

“#Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger are down (Update: they’re back)” Update (7:30 PM CET): The services seem to be returning to normal now. Hope you enjoyed the break. Our original report follows. WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger have gone down for users around the world. Thousands of users have reported problems accessing the Facebook-owned apps to…

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# Diem co-creator leaving Facebook for Planet Labs

# Diem co-creator leaving Facebook for Planet Labs

“# Diem co-creator leaving Facebook for Planet Labs ” Kevin Weil, the vice president of product at Facebook’s digital wallet unit and one of the creators of the Libra token, now called Diem, will be leaving the social media giant. In a Twitter thread today, Weil said he would be leaving Facebook after almost three…

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#Facebook finds handful of users spreading COVID vaccine doubts

#Facebook finds handful of users spreading COVID vaccine doubts

“#Facebook finds handful of users spreading COVID vaccine doubts” A small subset of Facebook users are responsible for the bulk of the platform’s posts expressing skepticism toward COVID-19 vaccines, company researchers reportedly found. The social-media giant has been trying to track the spread of content that could sow doubts about the vaccines as officials distribute…

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