Facebook

AFP via Getty Images And so it begins. WhatsApp, the world’s leading secure messenger has suddenly and without warning confirmed its plans to become a commercial shopping site, a marketing tool for businesses to pitch their wares. This has been the risk from the moment Facebook acquired the platform all those years ago. Well, now all those fears that Facebook will break WhatsApp have become much more real. Does it really matter, you ask, if businesses use WhatsApp to transact with customers in the same way Facebook Messenger and Instagram do? Is it such an issue if Facebook provides business-to-business marketing, cloud hosting and sales services to help it “continue building a business of our own, while we provide and expand free end-to-end encrypted text, video and voice calling” for its more than two billion users? The answer entirely depends on your perspective as to what a secure messenger should be. There is already a deep-seated concern among many in the security community as to what goes on behind the scenes at WhatsApp—mining messaging metadata and collecting contact details,  » Read More

The two and a half week-long #EndSARS protests in Nigeria against police brutality has garnered attention and raised awareness far beyond the country’s borders thanks to a savvy, well-planned out campaign boosted by Nigerian and global celebrities. But none of this would have been possible without the sheer reach and immediacy of major social media platforms.The peaceful protest started online using the #EndSars hashtag before spreading quickly to thousands of people joining protests on the streets of Nigeria’s big cities and then London, Toronto, Houston, and elsewhere, again thanks to social media.But all social media is not created equal.The campaign to shut down the controversial and brutal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) thrived on Twitter in particular and a series of significant #EndSARS hashtags trended globally with millions of retweets. Even Twitter’s enigmatic founder Jack Dorsey joined young Nigerians in encouraging the global Twitter community to donate to the protest organizers using bitcoin.Twitter gave the EndSARS hashtag an official emoji and verified the Twitter accounts of several users at the forefront of the protest.  » Read More

Facebook Inc. is demanding that a New York University research project cease collecting data about its political-ad targeting practices, setting up a fight with academics seeking to study the platform without the company’s permission. The dispute involves the NYU Ad Observatory, a project launched last month by the university’s engineering school that has recruited more than 6,500 volunteers to use a specially designed browser extension to collect data about the political ads Facebook shows them. In... Read More  » Read More

More Colorado’s Best Stories Halloween Hacks for Safety & Fun Halloween is right around the corner and Lifestyle Expert Amy E. Goodman has some tips and tricks for having a fun and festive Halloween at home with Michaels' Halloween Hacks, Front Porch Halloween Decor, and No-Contact Trick-or-Treat ideas. Instagram: @michaelsstores Twitter: @MichaelsStores #Michaels #MichaelsHalloweenHacks She also shares Command Adjustables. @Command #CommandDoNoHarm Read the Full Article Video Simple Mom’s Guide – Fall Health & Wellness With shorter days, crisper air, and colorful leaves, fall is here and it's the perfect time to re-adjust and give your health and wellness a boost.Lifestyle Contributor Terra Wellington has some easy tips and ideas for your family this fall from SimpleMomsGuide.com. Read the Full Article Video Voto Latino Foundation Over 100 brands and influential voices have joined the "Voto Latino Foundation" to encourage voter turnout among the Latin community.The Co-Founding President & CEO of Voto Latino, María Teresa Kumar, has more on the foundation's mission.  » Read More

President of Global Marketing Solutions for Facebook, Carolyn Everson attends the forum titled "Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development" within the One Young World Summit 2017 at Agora Conference & Special Events Center in Bogota, Colombia on October 05, 2017. (Photo by Lokman Ilhan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Lokman Ilhan | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesFacebook global ads chief Carolyn Everson said the summer of 2020 was the most difficult summer she's had in her professional career, but that she's thankful for way the the advertiser boycott in July has forced the company to address hate speech more aggressively."It was a very rough summer, the most difficult summer I've ever had professionally for sure, but sometimes through those most difficult moments you understand what really matters, and actions matter," she said. "I'm thankful for the push we got because I think it's making us better." More than 1,000 advertisers paused their social media advertising budgets in June, after a campaign called "#StopHateForProfit" called on advertisers to pressure Facebook to stop the spread of hate speech and misinformation on its platform.  » Read More

In One Chart Published: Oct. 22, 2020 at 2:12 p.m. ET But Democratic challenger is roughly even with Trump over the last 60 days in outlays for these key digital ads “Both campaigns are spending heavily on platforms like Facebook and Google to reach their voters with their closing arguments,” says a representative for a group that’s tracking the outlays. MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images, iStockphoto President Donald Trump’s campaign has an overall advantage in spending on Facebook and Google ads, but Joe Biden’s campaign has roughly matched Trump in Facebook and Google ads over the last 60 days. The Republican incumbent’s greater spending on these key platforms since the midterm elections in November 2018 is shown in the chart below from Acronym, a progressive digital strategy shop. Trump’s campaign has spent a total of $228 million on advertising on Facebook FB, -0.21%  and Google GOOG, +1.38%   GOOGL, +1.30%  properties such as YouTube, topping the former vice president’s total of $151 million. “Where Trump was able to build up an early advantage was really raising a lot of money and communicating to voters before Biden even clinched the nomination,” said Kyle Tharp,  » Read More

This is why Qi Card has built a robust, interactive customer service page on Facebook in additional to traditional phone and SMS support channel. Read More  » Read More

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Robinette's Apple Haus & Winery's Facebook page appears to not be shareable. Several viewers have reached out to Fox ... Read More  » Read More

In 45 days, Dustin Moskovitz and others have donated $66 million to Future Forward, a pro-Biden super PAC. Facebook; Twitter; Comments; Print ... Read More  » Read More

The tech giant's CEO said recent content-banning was undertaken to prevent outside attempts to influence this year's elections. Facebook; Twitter ... Read More  » Read More