For most of the globe Wednesday, the social media company was powered down, including its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp. The company opted for tweets to address user concerns.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to combine the company’s properties, including Instagram and WhatsApp, to deliver greater user security. Skeptics are, well, skeptical.
The move, slated for 2020, means brand managers can better reach consumers and target their ads. However, critics pointed to anti-trust issues and Facebook’s ongoing data privacy issues.
Google is launching software to help local news publishers, and Facebook is donating to organizations that support journalism.
The platform has been facing increasing scrutiny and criticism following a series of crises involving privacy and data-sharing concerns, election tampering and more. Will this move help?
A recent study asked users how much money could make them walk away from the social media platform. The figure reveals its enduring pull—but how much would users pay to keep using it?
