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Bala Yogesh September 15th, 2020 3:30 PM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook Enables Users to Watch Together on Messenger

Facebook on Monday announced the Watch Together feature on its Messenger app, enabling users across the world to watch videos with friends and family over Messenger video calls and Messenger Rooms. The company said that the Watch Together feature aids users to “feel together even when you’re not” with friends and family. Facebook, since early 2020, announced multiple new features such as Messenger Rooms and expansion of WhatsApp group voice... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 31st, 2020 7:56 PM 1 COMMENTS

Facebook to Expand WhatsApp Commerce to Non Jio Users

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook on Thursday said in the second quarter earnings call that Facebook is “really excited about the opportunity” in India. The company on Thursday reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, with Facebook recording an 11% year-over-year (YoY) growth in its revenue. The social networking giant said that its daily active users (DAUs) increased 12% YoY to 1.79 billion on average for... Read More

Bala Yogesh July 24th, 2020 1:34 PM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook Unveils New Privacy Settings for Messenger Providing More Control to Users

Facebook on Wednesday announced new privacy settings for the Messenger app that enables users to unlock the app using fingerprint or face authentication. The company said that the new privacy setting dubbed as App Lock will provide an additional layer of security to a user’s private messages by preventing others from accessing the personal messages. Facebook said that the optional feature enables users to unlock their device and offer it... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 8th, 2020 11:20 AM 20 COMMENTS

Jio Platforms Received Rs 43,574 Crore From Jaadhu Holdings

Jio Platforms engaged in an equity deal with Facebook back in April. It was a $5.7 billion (Rs 43,574 crore) deal which would result in Jio giving away a minority stake of 9.99% to Facebook. This deal between Reliance Jio and Facebook is considered as the biggest FDI in India’s tech landscape. Reliance Jio has now received the amount of the deal. Alongside, it has given away a 9.99% stake... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur July 7th, 2020 6:05 PM 2 COMMENTS

WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger Might Be Integrated Very Soon

Two of the biggest social media giants, WhatsApp and Facebook might be integrated soon. Talks about the integration of Instagram and Facebook has been going on for quite a while now. But according to the recent reports, it is not Instagram, but WhatsApp which is going to be integrated with Facebook. Facebook is currently working on enabling the communication and integration between Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. The reports suggest that... Read More

Bala Yogesh June 5th, 2020 2:54 PM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook Data Transfer Tool Now Available Across the Globe

Facebook on Thursday said that its photo transfer tool is now available across the globe in several countries including India. The service was initially unveiled in December 2019, enabling users to transfer photos and videos to other third party services. Initially, the lone third party service that users can move their photos and videos to is Google Photos with Facebook promising that integration with other services would be available soon.... Read More

Shrijan Soni June 4th, 2020 9:32 AM 0 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio and Facebook Deal Pushes Towards CCI Approval

Back in April, Instant messaging platform giant Facebook acquired a 9.99 % stake in Jio platforms by investing Rs 43,574 crore. The investment by Facebook was the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) in the tech sector of India. Since the deal is one of the biggest deals in the sector, CCI was planning to inspect the entire deal to ensure that the merger is fair and monopoly is not created... Read More

Bala Yogesh May 22nd, 2020 11:40 AM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung and Facebook Join Hands to Enable Offline Retailers in India to Go Digital

Samsung India on Thursday said that it has joined hands with Facebook to teach digital marketing skills to offline retailers across India. The company said that its initiative will aid its offline partners become part of the online ecosystem and communicate with a larger consumer base. Samsung said that the initiative will also aid consumers as they can access the product catalog and purchase devices from local retailers. The two... Read More

Bala Yogesh May 16th, 2020 3:18 PM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook Messenger Rooms Available Across the World, Rooms Can Host 50 People

Facebook on Thursday said that the Messenger Rooms has rolled out globally to everyone on the desktop and on the latest iOS or Android apps. The Messenger Rooms enables users to create a room that can host up to 50 people for video calls with no time limit. Facebook said that the Messenger Rooms aid users to “spend quality time with friends, loved ones and people who share your interests."... Read More

Bala Yogesh May 14th, 2020 4:00 PM 0 COMMENTS

India Placed Requests for Over 25,000 Facebook User Data

Facebook on Tuesday said that the United States placed maximum requests for user data during the last six months of 2019 followed by India, United Kingdom, Germany and France. The company said that government requests for user data increased 9.5% from 128,617 requests in the first half of 2019 to 140,875 requests in the last six month of 2019. Facebook said that it received 51,121 requests for user data from... Read More

Tanay Singh Thakur May 11th, 2020 11:10 AM 0 COMMENTS

Facebook Rolling Out New Dark Mode and User Interface for Website Users Globally

Facebook is one of the most used social media apps in the world. Even today, some people prefer logging in Facebook via the website and not the app. The Facebook app keeps getting updated now and then, but what about the website? In its bid to make the website experience better than ever, Facebook has updated the user interface of the website and added new Dark Mode to it. Earlier... Read More