Facebook just changed its logo; spot the difference
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has rolled out an updated "identity system" for the social media giant, which includes a subtly redesigned logo. While at first glance the changes might appear minimal, a closer look reveals a darker shade of blue and a few modifications to the lowercase "f".
Here's why Facebook shows you that specific ad after you just talked about it
We've all experienced it. You're talking with a friend about a product or service, and then later finding an ad for the exact same thing while scrolling through Facebook. Is your phone listening to your conversations? Not quite. Here's a look at the intricacies behind these eerily relevant ads.
Facebook brings changes to its video streaming services
Now on Facebook, users can view and write comments on Instagram Reels through Facebook without needing to switch between apps.
Twitter threatens Meta with lawsuit over hiring former employees
Twitter, the popular microblogging platform, threatened Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, with a lawsuit a few hours after the launch of Threads - an app many believe to be Meta's replacement for Twitter.
Messenger bug: Users report ‘Message could not be sent’
Many users in Bangladesh and other countries are facing problems when trying to send messages, photos and videos through the Messenger app of Facebook.
Meta to launch Twitter-like app Threads tomorrow
Threads, Instagram's text-based conversation app, is expected to be released on Thursday and will allow users to follow the accounts they follow on the photo-sharing platform and keep the same username, a listing on Apple's App Store showed.
Facebook to block news access in Canada
Facebook will no longer allow news access on its site in Canada, due to a recent regulation that forces Facebook's parent company Meta to pay Canadian news publishers.
Meta's social media apps back up after outage
At one point, nearly 20,000 users in total said they were having trouble accessing Facebook and Instagram and Meta's messaging service WhatsApp, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com.
Meta lays off top Facebook executives, entire business units in India
Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Facebook, has recently made significant changes to its workforce, including the layoff of top executives and the elimination of entire business units in India.
Facebook users reportedly encounter 'auto friend request' bug
The glitch appears to occur when one user visits another person's profile, triggering an unsolicited friend request to be sent from the visitor to the profile owner.
A brief look inside Meta's recent youth safety initiatives
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced that in their ongoing effort and commitment to youth safety online, a series of youth safety initiatives to protect young people while using their apps are currently in place and are constantly reinforced.
Google, Facebook to face 15% tax on digital ad income
The NBR shared the information a clarification to Bangladesh Bank
CPD urges NBR to bring Facebook, Google, Netflix under tax
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to bring non-resident tech giants such as Facebook, Google, and Netflix under tax.
Facebook’s ad agency limits advertising from Bangladesh
In a major setback to businesses in Bangladesh, Facebook's ad agency, Httpool, has announced the temporary unavailability of its services and limited availability of ad space on the Meta platform.
NID should be essential to open Facebook accounts: Telecom Minister
To prevent fake identities and false information from spreading on Facebook, the Minister suggested that Facebook authorities should take effective measures to verify the authentication of Facebook IDs with national IDs or mobile numbers.
Meta releases AI model that can identify items within images
Facebook-owner Meta published an artificial intelligence model on Wednesday that can pick out individual objects from within an image, along with a dataset of image annotations that it said was the largest ever of its kind
7 hidden Facebook features you didn't know about
Aside from the most basic functions such as posting, commenting and reacting, Facebook has a myriad of hidden features that most active users don't know about. Here are some of the more helpful ones.
Bad news for the content creators: Gone are the bonuses from FB & Insta
Last year, creators received healthy bonuses under this program, with some receiving over $10,000 and even $35,000 monthly. But these creators had to garner millions of views on their Reels to qualify for the bonuses.
Meta to cut another 10,000 jobs and freeze 5,000 open roles
This comes just four months after the company laid off 11,000 employees in November last year. The first wave of layoffs will affect Meta's recruiting organization, followed by tech roles in April and business roles in May.
