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Instagram tests new AI-based age verification, social vouching
By Derrek Lee published
Instagram is testing new age verification methods that will let users choose between social vouching and video selfies, the latter of which will use AI to estimate their ages.
Meta is launching a fashion store for its metaverse avatars
By Thomas J Meyer published
Meta will be launching a marketplace for users to buy clothes for their digital avatars in Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram.
WhatsApp finally makes it possible to transfer chat history from Android to iOS
By Andrew Myrick published
Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced that WhatsApp users can seamlessly migrate their accounts from Android to iOS.
Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg steps down after 14-year tenure
By Michael L Hicks published
Sandberg will remain on the board of directors but abdicate her day-to-day role as Meta continues to struggle.
Facebook is ditching some of its older features because they're losing traction
By Jay Bonggolto published
Meta has confirmed that it is deprecating Facebook's location-based features, such as Nearby Friends and weather updates, but it will continue to track your location.
Facebook is done with podcasts but Live Audio Rooms live on
By Samuel Contreras published
Facebook has stopped allowing podcast uploads this week and will remove old podcasts on June 3 as Meta focuses on its other, more competitive, products like video.
Facebook Portals are getting in on the Meta rebrand circus
By Chris Wedel last updated
The Meta name continues its expansion beyond the web to hardware as the Facebook Portal picks up the swap.
New EU rules could ‘force’ WhatsApp, iMessage, and Messenger to become interoperable
By Babu Mohan published
The EU wants to limit the powers of Big Tech with the new Digital Markets Act (DMA).
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