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Facebook rolls out live streaming app ‘Mentions’ for verified users
Facebook on Thursday rolled out its live streaming app, Mentions, for journalists and other verified users to help then share more of their work on the social networking platform. Released in July…
Germany wants Facebook to allow pseudonyms
The Hamburg Data Protection Authority is none too pleased with Facebook over the social networking site’s policy of not allowing people to use pseudonyms and has challenged this policy. The regulator said…
84% teenagers turn to Internet for health information
A new study has found that an overwhelming majority of teenagers turn to the Internet for information on health concerns including puberty, drugs, sex, depression and other issues; however, a majority of…
Belgian watchdog accuses Facebook of disobeying European data-protection laws
Belgian Privacy Protection Commission has accused Facebook of not complying with the European data-protection laws as it still continues to track people online without their consent. “Facebook tramples on European and Belgian…
Facebook finalises nine launch partners for its “Instant Articles” program
Facebook has partnered with nine news publishers to roll out new feature dubbed “Instant Articles” which will allow them to publish news stories directly on to the social network’s mobile news feeds….
Facebook fixes bug which bombarded users with birthday reminders
Facebook has rectified a glitch in its notification system which bombarded users with birthday reminders for the last few weeks. Normally, Facebook sends one reminder notification per birthday to only those users…
Facebook has silently put an in-app search engine into testing: Report
Recent reports suggest Facebook has already begun testing an internal search engine for its mobile app. According to Techcrunch, the social networking giant is currently testing a new feature which will let…
Fed up of annoying Facebook app and game invites? Here’s how you can get rid off them
There is one thing which just frustrates each and every Facebook user, yes, it’s the annoying app and game invites. Every time a user opens the social networking site’s page, the first…
Facebook rolls out new ‘Anonymous Login’ feature
Facebook has rolled out an ‘Anonymous Login’ feature which will let users log into apps without sharing their personal information. The new feature offer users a greater choice over whatever information they…
Facebook resolves bug which made user posts disappear
Millions of Facebook users on Thursday evening took to Twitter to complain of mysteriously disappearing posts. Users complained that they had their posts deleted after the social networking site suffered from a…
Nepal Earthquake: Facebook notifies your friends that you are ‘safe’
Nepal earthquake has been one of the most nasty ones this year with over thousand people already dead and many more injured. Multiple web services have extended different tools to check up…
Facebook: Crackdown on fake likes has tripled in past six months
Facebook on Friday announced its fight against ‘fake’ likes has paid off well as it has successfully detected and eliminated them in big numbers. The social networking giant said its “new recognition…
Facebook’s new feature will make sure your name is always pronounced right
Facebook is reportedly testing out a new name pronunciation feature which will ensure that your current and future friends pronounce your name the ‘correct’ way. According to a report on Yahoo Tech,…
Facebook: It was a bug that resulted in collection of non-users’ online data
Facebook has slammed a recent study report compiled by the Belgian Privacy Commission (BPC) which claimed the social networking giant is involved in tracking all visitors to its site, even those who…