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Meta confirma la llegada del ‘apagado’ de IA a Facebook e Instagram en Europa
Meta ha confirmado que están llegando feeds de contenido no personalizado a Facebook e Instagram en la Unión Europea antes de la fecha límite del 25 de agosto para el cumplimiento del reglamento digital reiniciado del bloque, la Ley de Servicios Digitales (DSA). La medida de Meta sigue a un anuncio similar de TikTok a…
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Cómo encuentro mi nombre de usuario para el reclamo de Facebook
Puede ser elegible para un pago como parte de un acuerdo de demanda colectiva de $725 millones contra la empresa matriz de Facebook, Meta. Pero se está acabando el tiempo para presentar un reclamo, y necesitará algunos detalles a mano para hacerlo correctamente. Se llegó a un acuerdo con la empresa matriz de Facebook, Meta…
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Cuánto falta para hacer el reclamo contra Facebook
Se está acabando el tiempo para que los usuarios de Facebook elegibles presenten un reclamo en un nuevo acuerdo a nivel nacional que involucra al gigante de las redes sociales y su empresa matriz Meta. La fecha límite para presentar el acuerdo de demanda colectiva de $725 millones está a solo unos días de distancia.…
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Micropodcasting? Facebook tries Voice Clip status updates
More intimate than text but easier to record than video, Facebook hopes voice could get people sharing more on its aging social network. And internationally, where users may have to deal with non-native language keyboards, voice lets them speak their mind without a typing barrier. Facebook is now testing Voice Clips as a status update…
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Facebook swings at Twitter with Breaking News label
Facebook’s algorithm is terrible at surfacing breaking news, often showing urgent posts hours or even days later when more facts have since emerged or the story has changed. This has made Twitter the default home for this content, but that position has weakened since Twitter implemented its own relevancy algorithm that brings up old tweets.…
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Facebook had ‘a negative role’ in politics says co-founder Chris Hughes
“Facebook has played at times a negative role in the political discourse,” according to Facebook co-founder and Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard roommate Chris Hughes. “The algorithms are not neutral,” he said today at a Bloomberg Beta event promoting his new book Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn. Mentioning “the filter bubbles” and “the Russia stuff,”…
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Facebook launches AR effects tied to real-world tracking markers
Facebook’s augmented reality camera is evolving beyond selfie masks and randomly placed 3D objects to using location markers in the real world that trigger AR experiences in a precise location. Spotted today, Facebook confirms to TechCrunch that it’s testing the feature in closed beta with promotions for the upcoming Ready Player One and Wrinkle In…
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Facebook opens Instant Games to all developers
Facebook’s Instant Games are now open to all developers, Facebook announced this week in advance of the Game Developers Conference. First launched in 2016, the platform lets developers build mobile-friendly games using HTML5 that work on both Facebook and Messenger, instead of requiring users to download native apps from Apple or Google’s app stores. The…
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Facebook launches Express Wi-Fi app for its local-operated hotspots
Facebook wants you to pay for internet. This week TechCrunch was tipped off that Facebook had quietly launched an Express Wi-Fi Android app in the Google Play store that lets users buy data packs and find nearby hotspots as part of Facebook’s distributed Wi-Fi network. The company’s Express Wi-Fi program is live in five developing countries…
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Facebook and the endless string of worst-case scenarios
Facebook has naively put its faith in humanity and repeatedly been abused, exploited, and proven either negligent or complicit. The company routinely ignores or downplays the worst-case scenarios, idealistically building products without the necessary safeguards, and then drags its feet to admit the extent of the problems. This approach, willful or not, has led to…