Meta releases Forum, a Reddit-like standalone app for Facebook Groups, with a feed showing Group conversations and an AI-powered “Ask” feature, on iOS
It's a new dedicated app for Facebook Groups. — Meta has launched a new app called Forum without fanfare or even an official announcement.
Tests: Meta's recommendation systems promote underage sex content on Instagram and Facebook Groups, despite Meta setting up a child-safety task force in June
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Tests: Meta's recommendation systems promote pedophile content on Instagram and Facebook Groups, despite Meta announcing a child-safety task force in June 2023
The social-media company has stepped up enforcement, but its algorithms continue to promote problematic content
New York City's crackdown on short-term listings causes Airbnb listings to plummet, while some turn to services such as Craigslist, Houfy, and Facebook Groups
Amanda Hoover / Wired : X: @weatherdai , @colincrook , @scottlincicome , @alexlmiller , @tomasforgac , and @nickhalver Forums: r/newyorkcity and r/technology X: @weatherdai : wow. incredible. I thoug...
After social media upended the fashion, beauty, and lifestyle magazine industries, some women turn to Facebook Groups and Substack for curated recommendations
and they want to trust the person telling them. The Women's Magazines of 2023 Are in a Facebook Group and Your Inbox https://www.nytimes.com/... Sapna Maheshwari / @sapna : wrote about Gee Thanks Just...
A look at Fake Review Watch on YouTube, run by Kay Dean, documenting fake reviews on Yelp, Google, and others, often tracing them back to Facebook Groups
Stephen Council / SFGATE : Tweets: @dannosphere , @mrmalty , and @sfgate . Forums: Hacker News Tweets: Dan Gentile / @dannosphere : “The online review business is the Wild West, and there's no sherif...
How the founders of the Buy Nothing Project, which grew via Facebook Groups of neighbors exchanging free stuff, built their own app amid member resentment
How an idealistic community for exchanging free stuff tried to break away from Facebook and ended up breaking apart. Tweets: @longreads , @wired , @chameauleon , and @vauhinivara Tweets: @longreads : ...
Meta adds Reels to Facebook Groups, and says that most Facebook users are members of at least 15 active groups and there are 100M+ “group joins” every day
Meta plans to test Discord-like “Community Chats” in Messenger and Facebook Groups, offering categories, audio and video channels, admin-only chats, and more
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Twitter releases its Circle feature out of beta on iOS, Android, and the web, letting users tweet to smaller, selected groups of up to 150 people
here's how it works Karissa Bell / Engadget : Twitter Circle is launching for your hottest takes and most unpopular opinions Timi Cantisano / XDA Developers : Twitter Circle launches globally for Andr...