Facebook co-founder says platform should reckon with bad actors
Facebook co-founder and basic-income evangelist Chris Hughes says Facebook has an increasing responsibility to grapple with the influence it wields over relationships, society and even politics. He spoke Wednesday to CBSN's Elaine Quijano on "Red & Blue" about increasing abuse of the platform. Read More
Facebook to Participate in the Morgan Stanley 2018 Technology, Media & Telecom Conference
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today announced that Sheryl Sandberg, COO, and David Wehner, CFO, will participate in the Morgan Stanley 2018 Technology, Media & Telecom Conference on February 28th at 12 p.m. Pacific Time. A live webcast … Read More
Applied Opto Recoups Some Losses on Facebook Contract
Fiber-optic component maker Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) this afternoon reported Q4 revenue that missed analysts' expectations, but beat on the bottom line, as it continued to struggle with lower sales into cloud computing operators, and forecast this quarter's results to miss by a mile, sending its … Read More
Facebook is pushing for a streaming TV revolution
In the age of Peak TV, the marketplace has made room for yet another platform for original programming: Facebook. Since August of 2017, the social media behemoth has hosted game shows (“I Want My Phone Back”), cooking shows (“The Mind of a Chef”) and reality/sports programs (“No Script With … Read …
Mark Zuckerberg’s argument for how Facebook makes the world better may have a critical flaw
On an episode of "Freakonomics Radio," Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a case for why the social-media platform is increasing human empathy. Debating gun control on a standard internet comment thread, Zuckerberg said, is "probably not going to be super productive." He added: "It's easy to … Read More
Facebook Just Announced Another Music Licensing Deal
Facebook followed up on the music-licensing deals it announced last month by reaching an agreement for its first “multi-territorial” music license with online licensing processing and licensing solutions provider ICE Services. The social network inked similar pacts with Global Music Rights, SESAC's … Read More
Parkland Conspiracies Overwhelm the Internet’s Broken Trending Tools
YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter all have a section designed to surface the most newsworthy, relevant information in the midst of a vast sea of content. But time and again, they have utterly failed. In the worst cases, the algorithms backing these trending sections drive bot-fueled hashtag campaigns … Read More
The Trouble With Google and Facebook
Take a look at the increasing Facebook-Google stranglehold on digital advertising. Yes, there is greater access these days to information (including, he jests, people wasting time on academics' blogs), but really good information has to be paid for. The decline in that lifeblood of a democracy is vivid, … Read More
3D posts on Facebook just got a lot better
Support for 3D imagery on Facebook is growing. Last October, Facebook introduced interactive posts of 3D objects to its news feed. The social network rolled out support for a new file format this week, which will make it even easier for users to share high-quality 3D images. The format, glTF …
Facebook is using AI to predict when users may be suicidal
The number of Facebook users who see support content for suicide prevention has doubled since the company switched on a detection system. Facebook has hosted summits for tech company employees to talk suicide prevention for several years. The company has been deploying the technology in … Read More