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Facebook should actually be Tinder too
There’s beauty in the double-blind opt-in. That’s the way you match with someone on Tinder. You like them, they like you, you both find out and get connected. But to date, the feature’s largely been trapped in dating apps that match you with randos or that not everyone wants to be on. That means this…
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Facebook works it out with Apple to test news paywalls on iOS
Apple is allowing Facebook to bend the subscription rules. Starting March 1st, news publishers will be able to use their paywalls inside Facebook’s iOS app. Facebook started testing paywalls on Android in October, but at the time it couldn’t come to an agreement with Apple about how subscription revenue would be taxed. TechCrunch has confirmed publishers…
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Facebook is pushing its data-tracking Onavo VPN within its main mobile app
Onavo Protect, the VPN client from the data-security app maker acquired by Facebook back in 2013, has now popped up in the Facebook iOS app itself, under the banner “Protect” in the navigation menu. Clicking through on “Protect” will redirect Facebook users to the “Onavo Protect – VPN Security” app’s listing on the App Store.…
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Facebook Messenger’s ‘Your Emoji’ status tells friends what’s up
Want to let friends know you’re trying to party, hit the gym, focus on work or grab a drink? That’s the idea behind a powerful new feature Facebook Messenger is testing called Your Emoji. Akin to offline meetup app Down to Lunch, it lets you overlay a chosen emoji on your Messenger profile pic for…
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How Facebook stole the news business
Big news outlets stupidly sold their soul to Facebook. Desperate for the referral traffic Facebook dangled, they spent the past few years jumping through its hoops only to be cut out of the equation. Instead of developing an owned audience of homepage visitors and newsletter subscribers, they let Facebook brainwash readers into thinking it was…
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habría apuñalado mortalmente a una mujer y publicado el video del crimen en Facebook
El sospechoso de apuñalar a una mujer dentro de una vivienda en San Mateo, California, para luego publicar en Facebook un video de los últimos momentos de vida de la víctima, fue arrestado el miércoles, según la policía. El sospechoso fue identificado como Mark Merchikoff, de 39 años. Las autoridades informaron que alrededor de las…
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cómo reclamar tu dinero
En los próximos días se acaba el tiempo para reclamar parte de los $37.5 millones a los que Meta acordó pagar luego de una demanda colectiva en la que se le acusó de violar la privacidad de los usuarios al rastrear sus movimientos a través de sus celulares sin permiso. Si fuiste usuario de Facebook entre…