Facebook reported that the development of Instagram Kids, an Instagram application aimed at children under 13 years of age, was paralyzed after The Wall Street Journal published information "on the psychological impact of this platform on adolescents." However, they stressed that the company "does…
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Venezuela increased electronic commerce by 2,000 %
Electronic commerce in Latin America tripled its activity during 2020 and in Venezuela its growth was "close to 2,000 %, that is, it increased its activity 20 times", as confirmed by the figures published by the Venezuelan Chamber of…
WhatsApp would incorporate the transcription of voice notes
WhatsApp is working on the possibility of transcribing voice messages, a function that until now required the use of third-party applications, but that will arrive in a future update of the instant messaging service for iOS.
The…
Facebook will launch smart glasses
Facebook and Ray-Ban presented their first model of Ray-Ban Stories smart sunglasses, developed jointly and which have functions such as a camera and built-in audio for both listening to music and making calls.
The new Ray-Ban Stories opt…
FTC confirms monopoly charge against Facebook
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an antitrust complaint against Facebook, which had been initially dismissed last June, alleging that the multinational resorted to an illegal scheme to acquire successful competing…
Facebook officially introduced Horizon Workrooms
Facebook announced its new Horizon Workrooms platform, a service that allows work meetings to be carried out in digital environments through the use of its Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets, making it possible to interact with other…
Hackers breach T-Mobile’s database
The telecommunications company T-Mobile is conducting a "deep technical" investigation of its systems to verify the nature of the massive data breach, which could be affecting more than 100 million users.
This was announced in a statement…
Facebook and other networks ban Taliban profiles
The Facebook company banned the profiles of the Taliban and those who support or praise them on the social network, as well as on the WhatsApp messaging application and on Instagram, according to a statement.
The company based its decision…
Facebook Messenger launches voice and video calls
Facebook Messenger has launched a new option that allows its users to make voice or video calls with end-to-end encryption, a security feature that only allows call participants to access data.
The messaging app has given more privacy…
57% of the world’s population connects to social media
About 61 % of the world's population is Internet user, and slightly less than 57 % uses social networks, a type of service that has seen its user base grow by 500 million in the last twelve months.
The number of users of social networks…
Facebook will extend its payment system to other companies
Facebook announced that it will extend its payment system, until now only available within its applications and services, to other companies which will be able to incorporate it into their web pages.
Facebook Pay is the payment system for…
Netflix will add video games to its platform
Netflix plans to expand the content of its catalog next year with a video game offering, a new area for which it has hired Mike Verdu, a veteran executive in the sector who previously worked at Electronic Arts and Facebook.
The…