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Facebook Messenger now defaults to end-to-end encryption for all chats and calls
Meta also adds options to edit messages after they're sent and turn off read receipts.
You can now pay for Instagram and Facebook verification in the US
You can now pay to prove that you're you on Instagram and Facebook.
Meta ready to take on Twitter with a decentralised rival app
Meta is working on a decentralised app that would reportedly work with Mastodon, giving Twitter even more unwanted competition.
Your Messenger Inbox is coming to the Facebook app
Meta is bringing the Messenger inbox back into Facebook proper.
Facebook extends Reels to a max of 90 seconds in length
Facebook Reels now have a maximum length of 90 seconds.
Facebook users warned about password-stealing apps
Meta has warned users that they "may have logged into Facebook from a malicious app", possibly giving them access to their passwords in the process.
It'll soon be easier to switch between Facebook and Instagram profiles
Meta is testing new tools to make your life easier if you run multiple Facebook and Instagram accounts for different uses.
Meta has a whole unit dedicated to making paid features for FB and IG
Meta is looking at its competitors, such as Twitter, and it's taking note of how they are currently charging subscribers. Because it might do the same.
Messenger to get default end-to-end encryption, but here's how to use it now
Meta has announced it is testing default end-to-end encryption on Messenger, but here is how to opt in now.
Facebook users may soon be allowed five profiles each
Meta may soon allow Facebook users up to five different profiles per account.
Facebook Pay becomes Meta Pay with a digital wallet coming for the Metaverse
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is rebranding Facebook Pay to Meta Pay and is creating a digital wallet for the metaverse.
Meta's avatar store is filled with designer clothes from fashion houses
Luxury fits from fashion houses such as Prada, Balenciaga, and Thom Browne.
Meta starts testing NFTs on Instagram and says Facebook is next
Zuckerberg has announced that Instagram will start testing a way for users to display non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on their profiles.
EU’s Digital Market Act to force Apple and Google to open up their platforms
The European Union has agreed on a set of new measures to force Big Tech companies to play nice with others.
Meta doesn't want to pull Facebook and Instagram from Europe, but it could
Meta has threatened to shut down some of its services in Europe, including Facebook and Instagram.
Facebook renames Oculus Quest to Meta Quest
The VR division of Meta has announced that it's renaming its VR headsets from Oculus to Meta Quest.
WhatsApp launches a cryptocurrency payments test with Novi
WhatsApp is trialing a cryptocurrency feature powered by Novi, Meta’s digital wallet that launched as a pilot a couple of months ago.
Facebook Messenger and Instagram won't get default encrypted chats until 2023
Meta won't roll out end-to-end encryption by default on Facebook Messenger and to Instagram conversations until 2023.
Facebook to ditch face recognition software entirely
The change comes as a result of pressure from multiple angles, including from its own staff.
Facebook has a new name: Meta
Facebook has just rebranded. No, not the social network, but the company behind it.