Facebook group video chat Messenger Rooms now available globally
Fri, May 15, 2020
Taking on Zoom and other video conferencing apps like Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, Facebook has rolled out its group video chat Messenger Rooms globally that allows free video calls with up to 50 people with no time limit
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Facebook agrees to pay $52 million to traumatised content moderators
Wed, May 13, 2020
Facebook has agreed to pay $52 million to third-party content moderators who developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health issues as they scanned scores of disturbing images of rape, murder and suicide to curb those on the platform.
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Facebook gets its most-awaited feature changing the way website looks like: Here is what’s new
Mon, May 11, 2020
Facebook has brought a number of changes to its desktop version, changing the way the website looks. The new design and changes have been introduced to make Facebook faster and easier to use. The biggest update, however, is the highly awaited Dark Mode, which is slowly making its way to all the platforms now.
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WhatsApp Web to get support for Messenger Rooms: Here is how to get it
Mon, May 11, 2020
Facebook is doing everything in its capacity to compete with video conferencing apps like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The social networking giant had last month rolled out several new features including Messenger Rooms and extending the limit for WhatsApp group video calls to eight.
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Facebook, YouTube, Twitter struggle to remove pandemic conspiracy video
Fri, May 08, 2020
The 26-minute video features a famous vaccine conspiracist who defy the advice of medical experts like saying that "sheltering in place harms consumers` immune systems and that masks can make people sicker".
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Facebook adds gift cards, jobs to Community Help tool
Tue, May 05, 2020
On Tuesday, people will be able to find gift cards and vouchers to support local businesses, donate to local nonprofit fundraisers, sign up to become a blood donor and find local job opportunities in Community Help, the company said in a statement.
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Now, Silver Lake invests Rs 5,656 cr in Jio Platforms - 12.5 pct premium to Facebook deal
Mon, May 04, 2020
With approximately USD 40 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital and a singular focus on the world's great tech and tech-enabled opportunities, Silver Lake is the global leader in large-scale technology investing. Its investments have included Airbnb, Alibaba, Ant Financial, Alphabet's Verily and Waymo units, Dell Technologies, Twitter and numerous other global technology leaders.
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Telegram reaches 400 mn users globally, to bring ‘secure’ group video calling feature
Mon, Apr 27, 2020
Telegram is the latest social media app which plans to expand its user base by introducing a secure group video calling feature. The announcement came as the social messaging platform reached the milestone of 400 million monthly users globally from 300 million a year ago.
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Facebook takes on Zoom with Messenger Rooms, allows 50 participants on video calling
Mon, Apr 27, 2020
Facebook is facing intense competition from Zoom video calling platform and it is looking to fight back. This is in the form of its new service called Messenger Rooms, which has been launched recently.
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Facebook takes on Zoom with Messenger Rooms, no time limit
Sat, Apr 25, 2020
Alarmed at the popularity of Zoom in social distancing times that allows up to 100 people to join a video meeting from the comfort of their homes, Facebook has announced Messenger Rooms that will allow group video calls of up to 50 people with no time limit.
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Facebook Messenger Kids launched with more parental control in India
Thu, Apr 23, 2020
Now with the `Supervised Friending` feature, parents can choose to allow their kids to also accept, reject, add or remove contacts, while maintaining the ability to override any new contact approvals from the Parent Dashboard," Facebook said in a statement late Wednesday.
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WhatsApp partners WHO to create 'Together at Home' sticker pack
Tue, Apr 21, 2020
WhatsApp on Tuesday partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to create a new sticker pack titled `Together At Home designed to reflect the moments and emotions people are going through in the coronavirus pandemic.
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