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• Facebook lifts ban on Russian ‘news’ media RT prior to Trump inauguration [Update]

  Facebook has banned pro-Trump Russian media RT after the news outlet allegedly ran a pirated stream of Barack Obama's last ...

  • Mix

• Facebook took 2 weeks to remove video of 12-year-old girl that livestreamed her suicide

  Facebook has finally removed the disturbing footage of 12-year-old Katelyn Nicole Davis who livestreamed her suicide on social ...

  • Mix

• Facebook introduces fake news filter in Germany in time for federal elections

  Germany goes to the polls later this year, and Facebook is already taking action against fake news.

  • Matthew Hughes

• Facebook could be working on a project that reads brain waves to communicate thoughts

  During a Q&A session, Mark Zuckerberg once said: One day, I believe we’ll be able to send full rich thoughts to each other directly using technology. You’ll just be able to think of something and your friends will immediately be able to experience it too if you’d like. Spotted ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Facebook makes it easy for Pages to go live from a desktop

  You no longer need to be on a smartphone or tablet to go live on Facebook, (or a complicated setup via the Live API). Starting today, Pages can go live right from the Web. To be clear, this only applies to Pages, not everyday Facebook users. Still, it should benefit businesses ...

  • Napier Lopez

• This browser extension shows you just how smart Facebook's image recognition is

  Facebook's image recognition tech can spot people, objects, expressions, activities, events and spaces in photos; a new extension ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Mark Zuckerberg is going on a road trip

  Mark Zuckerberg wants to see the rest of the country that isn't Silicon Valley. For that, he should be applauded.

  • Matthew Hughes

• Facebook Live gets an audio-only mode for all the podcasters out there

  While last week Facebook built on Live's video chops with the introduction of 360-degree video, this time around it's paring down on the tech a bit with something a bit more old school: live audio. Relive the glory days of live radio! In all seriousness, there are plenty of situations ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Facebook takes on Google Doodle with News Feed messages

  Google's Doodles are a simple but effective way for the search engine to mark holidays and current events without interrupting ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Facebook Messenger adds group video chat for up to 50 people

  Facebook Messenger now lets you host group video chats. It's been a long time coming. To get started, simply start a video ...

  • Napier Lopez

• You can now add color to your Facebook posts

  Facebook is today adding a small feature that's a big visual departure for the platform: you can now add background colors ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Germany could fine Facebook €500,000 for each fake news post

  Germany isn't confident Facebook can self-regulate its fake news problem. After announcing it was partnering with third-party ...

  • Bryan Clark