Facebook and Instagram app downloads are in decline
Data provided by the Bank of America that shows a 13% year over year decline in the downloads of Facebook and Instagram mobile apps.
Snapchat and Instagram down in Europe and the US
Snapchat has acknowledged the outage on Twitter and says it’s looking into the issue but as of yet, it’s unresolved.
Facebook to test hiding ‘likes’
The testing follows more widespread implementation on Instagram.
Facebook admits that the “Unlink Account” feature won’t really unlink your Facebook and Instagram accounts
The spokesperson said that Facebook and Instagram’s shared infrastructure makes it impossible to separate these accounts.
Facebook suspends popular meme page for posting a pro-Infowars meme
First they came for Alex Jones. Then they came for the Infowars memes.
Facebook revokes API keys to scheduler marketing partner Social Report
Facebook revoked the keys to Social Report without telling the company why. All of the clients who use the tool saw their posts disappear.
Evidence shows putting fact check warning on articles dramatically decreases shares
Merely putting the “fact-checked warning” on a social media post will influence people by discouraging them from sharing it.
Instagram apologizes after censoring art criticizing Chinese government
“It looks like we made a mistake and removed something you posted on Instagram that didn’t go against our Community Standards. We want to apologize and let you know that we’ve restored your content,” wrote Facebook.
Tech companies push back against India’s plan to link social media accounts to Aadhar state identity numbers
The state wants social media usage tied to identity.
FTC chairman says Facebook merging with Instagram and WhatsApp will make it difficult to break up
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the messaging features of Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Instagram is training a “fact-checking” AI that will suppress “misinformation”
It’s part of Facebook’s continued efforts to censor information through “fact-checking” in the run up to 2020.
Australia threatens Incels forum, showing the country’s bold new push to police the entire internet
Australia is issuing takedown notices and threats of fines and jail time to countries outside of its jurisdiction.












