Facebook has outlined its latest advancement in the early detection and removal of fake profiles, this time through the use of data related to friend requests, and the variance in friend request rejection between real people and fake profiles. As explained by Facebook: “Online social networks are frequently targeted by malicious actors who create fake accounts for the purpose…
WhatsApp has launched a new sticker pack, in conjunction with the WHO, to help spread key health messaging among its user base, in order to reduce the ongoing spread of COVID-19. As explained by WhatsApp: “We’re excited to work with The World Health Organization to launch the “Together at Home” sticker pack that will help people stay…
Facebook has this week announced the expanded roll-out of its ‘Avatars’ custom, Bitmoji-like characters, which it first launched to Australian users in June last year. As per Facebook’s EMEA Communications manager Alexandru Voica: “We’re expanding Avatars across Europe, and are excited to give people in these countries a new way to express themselves and convey more of their identity….
Instagram looks to be testing a new Stories sticker option which would enable users to share a business profile with their followers, including a header and a three-image preview that links through to a brand’s on-platform presence. As you can see in this example, shared by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, the new ‘Share Professional’ sticker would…
Facebook, in conjunction with Carnegie Melon, has this week published the first of its new COVID-19 symptom tracking maps, which may help authorities in planning for future outbreaks by highlighting where groups of people are experiencing coronavirus symptoms across the US. The maps use self-reported symptom data from Facebook users, then pin that info onto map locations, highlighting key…
According to a new discovery by reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong, Facebook looks to be testing out a new option that would alter the background color of your profile within the mobile app based on the dominant color in your profile image. Maybe, this will work? Possibly? As you can see in these examples, the process would work by…
With Facebook gaining momentum in the gaming market, The Social Network is looking to tap into the rising popularity of gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic with the launch of a new, dedicated Facebook Gaming app that incorporates gaming content, plays options and groups. The app will initially be available in Android, with iOS to follow soon. As…
The best thing about the Windows 10 operating system is that it provides simple troubleshooting options for the users to fix the network issues. Network issues occur sometimes when you use the internet on your PC. The network problem doesn’t always appear but only when there is a break in the network connection. It can…
In this article, we are sharing the simple trick to convert any article into audio file on Android smartphones 2020. Android is the most popularly used mobile operating system when compared to other mobile operating systems. This operating system is completely based on Linux. You can customize Android to your choice due to its nature….
If you’re using Zoom meetings for teleconferencing, you may find it useful to know how to share screen with Zoom on iPhone or iPad. This can be helpful for many reasons, whether to go over work together, show a presentation, walk through something, or any number of other purposes for screen sharing. Zoom makes it…