If you've ever tried initiating a group voice or video call on Messenger, then you know that it's not intuitive at all. You'd have to hang up on your friend, start a new group convo and then call from within that window to be able to talk to several friends …

Last week's news shows Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies aren't doing nearly enough to combat foreign meddling in their platforms. On Friday, special prosecutor Robert Mueller charged 13 Russians and three foreign companies with using social media to subvert the 2016 U.S. … Read More

The deal is significant because, as ICE describes it, it's the first multi-territorial license Facebook has signed with an online licensing hub: it will cover 160 territories and 290,000 rightsholders. So what will this be used for? Facebook has moved into a lot of different services over the years, but …

To do this, search the name of your suspected blocker in the Facebook search bar. If they don't come up, they've either deleted their account all together, or (more likely?), blocked you, because being blocked means you can't view someone's profile, send them a friend request, comment, message, or, er … …

Facebook has pitched Messenger Kids as a way of giving parents "more control" over their kids' online experience. But this is dubious. As early as 2011, 7.5 million children under the age of 13 were lying about how old they were to get on Facebook, according to Consumer Reports. Those …

MPs have today opened a formal probe into the effect that Facebook and other social networks are having on children, amid growing evidence that they are damaging users' health. The powerful science and technology committee will take evidence from youngsters themselves, as it tries to establish the … Read More

For years, Facebook (FB) has overcome platform questions and concerns over teenagers fleeing the network. The recent confluence of events impacting engagement has a different feeling this time. The ability of the social platform to continue driving ARPU (average revenue per user) higher is a big … Read More

Mr Rubin had been searching for “meaningful connection” for people online long before Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, started talking about prioritising “time well spent” early this year. It worries Mr Rubin that teenagers are 40 per cent less likely to hang out with their friends in person every day … Read …

ACCC chairman Rod Sims says Facebook, Google, and other social media platforms have more information on us than we know about, and a broad inquiry is needed to find out what details and insights they have and what they can do with those. Speaking with the Daily Telegraph, Mr Sims …

The social media giant is embracing a new type of content for you to upload alongside text, photos and videos. 3D objects or scenes saved in the industry standard glTF 2.0 format can be dragged straight to a browser window to add to your Facebook account. The company is also …