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Social media churns with new names for Facebook

Nivedita Balu and Antonio Denti, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 09:04 AM

Zuckerverse. Timesuck. Faceplant. Bookface, Facegram, Facetagram, FreeFace, FreeTalk, World Changer. Boomerville. Read more »

Changing Facebook's name will not deter lawmaker or regulatory scrutiny

Sheila Dang and Supantha Mukherjee, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 08:47 AM

Renaming Facebook Inc is unlikely to enable the tech giant to distance itself from regulatory and public scrutiny around the potential harms caused by its social media apps, marketing and branding experts told Reuters. Read more »

EXPLAINER-What is the 'metaverse'?

Agence France Presse
Posted at Oct 20 03:42 PM

Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand itself with a new name that focuses on the metaverse, the Verge reported on Tuesday. Read more »

Facebook plans to change its name - The Verge

Reuters
Posted at Oct 20 11:40 AM

Facebook Inc is planning to rebrand itself with a new name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, the Verge reported. Read more »

Facebook announces 10,000 EU jobs to build 'metaverse'

Katy Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 06:29 AM

Facebook on Monday announced plans to hire 10,000 people in the European Union to build the "metaverse", a virtual reality version of the internet. Read more »

Zuckerberg says claim Facebook put profits over safety 'just not true'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 06 10:44 AM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hit back Tuesday at claims the social media giant fuels division, harms children and needs to be regulated, saying the claim the company puts profits over safety is "just not true." Read more »

'Metaverse': the next internet revolution?

Katy Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 04:50 PM

Imagine a world where you could sit on the same couch as a friend who lives thousands of miles away, or conjure up a virtual version of your workplace while at the beach.   Read more »

Facebook sets up new team to work on 'metaverse'

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 07:41 AM

Facebook is creating a product team to work on the "metaverse," a digital world where people can move between different devices and communicate in a virtual environment, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday.   Read more »

Donald Trump 'egged on' Capitol rioters: Facebook panel co-chair

Virginie Montet, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 10 02:43 PM

WASHINGTON, United States - Donald Trump encouraged the Capitol rioters and so earned his Facebook ban, but the social media giant's rules are in "shambles" and need fixing, the co-chair of the network's oversight panel said Sunday. Read more »

Facebook oversight board upholds Trump ban

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at May 06 07:47 AM

Facebook Inc's oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company's suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump but said the company was wrong to make the suspension indefinite and gave it six months to determine a "proportionate response." Read more »

Zuckerberg urged to nix kids' version of Instagram

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 08:39 AM

Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version of Instagram geared toward pre-teens.   Read more »

Facebook, Google CEOs suggest ways to reform key internet law

Diane Bartz and Nandita Bose, Reuters
Posted at Mar 25 08:42 AM

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should have immunity from liability only if they follow best practices for removing damaging material from their platforms. Read more »

Facebook says took down 1.3 billion fake accounts in Oct-Dec

Reuters
Posted at Mar 22 06:28 PM

Facebook Inc said on Monday it took down 1.3 billion fake accounts between October and December and that it had over 35,000 people working on tackling misinformation on its platform. Read more »

Facebook news blackout over media law sparks Australia backlash

Holly Robertson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 18 01:28 PM

Australia on Thursday slammed Facebook as "heavy-handed" and "wrong" to impose a news blackout over a law that would force it to pay for content, warning the ban showed the immense power of internet giants. Read more »

Facebook rolls out news feeds with less politics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 11 10:44 AM

Facebook said Wednesday it began rolling out news feeds with less political subject matter in line with a plan outlined by chief Mark Zuckerberg to reduce inflammatory content. Read more »

Facebook pop-ups to escalate feud with Apple

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 06:59 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Monday said that pop-up messages on its iPhone and iPad apps will tout benefits of targeted ads ahead of a privacy move by Apple that could curb tracking. Read more »

Apple's Tim Cook criticizes social media practices, intensifying Facebook conflict

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Jan 29 06:11 AM

Apple Inc Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook on Thursday criticized polarization and misinformation on social media, intensifying a conflict between the iPhone maker and Facebook Inc. Read more »

Facebook backs away from heated political talk

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 02:50 PM

Facebook is seeking to "turn down the temperature" on its sprawling platform by reducing the kind of divisive and inflammatory political talk it has long hosted.   Read more »

Facebook has no plans to lift Trump ban, Sandberg says

Katie Paul and Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 12 07:29 AM

Facebook Inc's operations chief Sheryl Sandberg said on Monday the world's largest social network had no plans to lift its block on the accounts of U.S. President Donald Trump, as the company clamped down on a phrase that has become a rallying cry for the president's supporters.   Read more »

Roiled by election, Facebook struggles to balance civility and growth

Kevin Roose, Mike Isaac and Sheera Frenkel, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 25 07:43 AM

SAN FRANCISCO — In the tense days after the presidential election, a team of Facebook employees presented the chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, with an alarming finding: Election-related misinformation was going viral on the site.   Read more »