Myanmar’s junta blocked Facebook and Whatsapp in the name of ensuring stability on Thursday after protests against military rule were streamed online. Activists said at least three people were arrested at a street protest against the coup that ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Opposition to the junta has emerged very strongly on Facebook, … Read more
Natalie Portman reveals why she will NEVER join Facebook – despite going to university with its founder Mark Zuckerberg By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:47 GMT, 3 February 2021 | Updated: 02:53 GMT, 3 February 2021 She may have 7.3million followers on Instagram, but Natalie Portman has no plans to open an … Read more
Facebook is developing a new tool that will keep ads away from sensitive posts in your News Feed. The social media platform is testing ‘topic exclusion’ controls that allow advertisers to keep marketing from politics, crime, controversial social issues and other designated topics. It’s already started using the controls with a limited number of advertisers. … Read more
Facebook’s profits increased by 53 per cent last year compared to 2019, as the tech giant benefited from more people being at home during the pandemic and saw an increase in use of their platforms. Mark Zuckerberg, however, is sounding the alarm about forthcoming changes from Apple that could threaten Facebook. Facebook’s results for the … Read more
Millions of WhatsApp users have taken the drastic step of abandoning the app, following a poorly explained update to the terms and conditions. Rival apps have gained many of these disgruntled users, with new figures shared by the UK parliament’s home affairs committee showing that Signal gained 7.5 million users in the first three weeks of … Read more
Facebook apologises for banning users from mentioning National Trust beauty spot Devil’s Dyke after branding it ‘hate speech’ Facebook group users given bans for using the name of the Sussex beauty spot Tech giant warned the term goes against ‘community standards’ on hate speech Spokesman for the US social media firm apologised for their ‘clear … Read more
A savvy homeowner has revealed how she upcycled a secondhand sideboard into a stylish showstopper in under one week – and all for just £130. Alexandra Carton, 28, who lives with her boyfriend Jonathan in Durham, had some extra time on her hands after her hair salon EnBeauté closed due to the lockdown, so decided to have a … Read more
Facebook claims its AI can predict four days in advance if a coronavirus patient’s condition will deteriorate – just by looking at a single chest X-ray Facebook and NYU built AI to predict developments among COVID patients IT was trained with thousands of chest X-rays with and without COVID The software is based on a … Read more
Can you spot why everyone is mocking this wedding dress? Bride gets more than she bargained after hundreds blast her for one glaring detail A bride has been brutally mocked in a wedding shaming group on Facebook Photo shows her wearing an off-the-shoulder gown holding a green bouquet Some likened the flower arrangement to a … Read more
Facebook has banned a Dorset-based historical re-enactment society for a second time after mistaking it for a far-right militia group. Five elderly members of the Wimborne Militia of Dorset were left bemused after their Facebook accounts were suspended last month. The social media giant has been taking down and restricting accounts of right-wing paramilitary groups … Read more