FaceBook rolling out free video calls for up to 50 people

Facebook’s products have always been about connecting people. Over the years we’ve focused on how to help people feel present with one another even when they’re not in the same place. Today, video helps most of us bridge the distance. Tomorrow, we’ll be turning to more immersive platforms like AR and VR. Lately Facebook has […]

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FaceBook Cancels F8 Developer Conference over Coronavirus Fears

Facebook is canceling its annual F8 developer conference in San Jose, Calif., over concerns about the spread of coronavirus. The company, in a post on its developer news blog, said that the in-person component of the spring event, which was scheduled for May 5-6, would not take place. Instead, it is planning local events, videos […]

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U.S. presidential candidates’ positions on breaking up Big Tech

As the U.S. Presidential race heats up, one of the platforms that they’re running on is virtually all of them have a plan to break up big tech companies such as Amazon, Apple, FaceBook, and others. Here’s a breakdown of what each candidate believe: Joe Biden: Biden, who was vice president in the Silicon Valley-friendly […]

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Opinion: Facebook’s Encryption Makes it Harder to Detect Child Abuse

In 2018, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received more than 18 million reports to their CyberTipline, constituting 45 million images depicting child sexual abuse. Most of these children were under the age of 12, and some were as young as a few months old. Since its inception in 1998, the CyberTipline has […]

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