70 million people are posting ‘Stories’ on Facebook Messenger and we’re as surprised as you are

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

How many times have you used Facebook Messenger for posting ‘Stories’? Turns out quite a large number of people are using it and we’re in…

WhatsApp co-founder is leaving the company

By Ali Leghari ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton, whose net worth now stands at around $6.5 billion, has decided to leave the company to start his own non-profit foundation.…

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Facebook is testing pre-loaded ‘Instant Vidoes’ feature

By Ali Leghari ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Social media company Facebook is testing its all new pre-loaded ‘Instant Video’ feature with a small number of Android users. The new feature will download…

Facebook slapped with $1.4 million fine for misusing personal information

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook is under fire for how it handles advertising on its platform. Yet again. The social media giant has been slapped a fine of 1.2…

Pakistani researchers discover Facebook security flaw that generated millions of fake likes

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Turns out people may have been exploiting a Facebook flaw to generate millions of fake likes and comments. Facebook posts that receive the most traction…

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Facebook will spend $1 billion on bringing original TV shows to its platform

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook is upping its game to give YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon a tough time in the original TV shows domain. The Wall Street Journal reported…

Here’s how you can participate in Facebook’s Developer Circles Community Challenge

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Facebook has a longstanding tradition of promoting young developers. This time they are back with their Developer Circles Community Challenge. The competition was opened to…

Facebook is now testing a Tinder-like feature

By Muneeb Ahmad ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

The social media giant Facebook is testing a Tinder-like feature on its messenger platform. The feature lets user connect with their friends by sending them…

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Facebook is testing comments with colored backgrounds

By Uzair Khalid ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Remember the colored comments on Myspace? Facebook is testing another feature which will bring colored comments to your mobile and desktop. Months ago, Facebook introduced…

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Instagram now lets users share Stories directly to Facebook

By Uzair Khalid ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook more tightly integrates Instagram in its platform. The recent development on this front has been the ability to share Instagram stories directly on Facebook.…

Tech giants respond to Trump’s horrific decision to ban 800,000 American immigrants

By Maryam Dodhy ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has resulted in an uproar on both the main stream media and…

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This is how you can check who hasn’t accepted your Facebook friend request

By Ali Leghari ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook allows users to view request which other people have sent them, but a few people know that they can also view requests which they…

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Facebook will block ads from Pages spreading fake news

By Shaheryar Ehsan ⏐ 8 years ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Facebook is stepping up its efforts to eliminate the fake news menace from users timelines. They are shutting off ads and blacklisting publishers who spread…

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