Starting today, Peacock is available on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro for residents in the US and certain US territories, marking the first time the streaming service is available on a virtual reality (VR) headset. That means you can sign up to watch thousands of hit movies, fan-favorite TV shows, MLB and NFL…
Today, Mark Zuckerberg announced that people across Brazil can pay local small businesses right within a WhatsApp chat. This seamless and secure checkout experience will be a game-changer for people and small businesses looking to buy and sell on WhatsApp without having to go to a website, open another app or pay in person. We’re…
Keeping youth and women safe on our apps has always been our priority. Over the past several years, we’ve developed several tools and taken various initiatives to provide a safer online experience for teens and families. On Safer Internet Day 2023, we launched the first phase of our #DigitalSuraksha campaign. We took another step forward…
See Turkish translation. Removing Harmful Content to Keep People Safe We want people to express themselves on our platforms and talk about the issues that matter to them while still being safe. Our Community Standards cover a number of areas relevant to elections and explain what content is and isn’t allowed on Facebook and Instagram.…
Today, we’re launching the Spark Indigenous Augmented Reality Creator Accelerator in partnership with Slow Studies Creative. The five-week incubator program provides 10 Indigenous creators in Canada with customized, hands-on training to incorporate immersive augmented reality (AR) experiences as part of their cultural expression and storytelling. Emerging technology like AR, which overlays digital objects onto the…
Manuel Y. is a third generation fisherman on the island of San Cristobal in Galapagos. Manuel works with the company Frescapesca, which allows him and other fishermen to sell directly to restaurants. Fishers and buyers are able to communicate through WhatsApp in real time. This makes fishing more profitable for fishers and provides verified video…
In honor of International Women’s Day, we celebrated the women who are pursuing their passions and inspiring India in the process. Be it a public figure, creator or an entrepreneur, their stories are unfolding on Facebook and Instagram for the world to see. Facing Challenges On and Off the Court Sania Mirza has single handedly…
This week, the United States, Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea and Republic of Zambia will co-host the second Summit for Democracy, bringing together the public and private sector in support of a common set of goals to advance democracy. Today, we’re sharing our commitments to counter the misuse of technology, enable secure and…
The way we consume news is always changing. First radio, then television and now the internet have changed people’s habits and had an impact on traditional news publishing. Data from S&P Global Market Intelligence shows the decline in daily newspaper circulation began long before the widespread adoption of the internet in the mid-1990s. In the…
We recognise the financial challenges that European telecom operators now face after decades of strong performance. However, proposals by some European telecom operators to impose network fees on Content Application Providers (CAPs) such as Meta are not the solution. Network fee proposals are built on a false premise because they do not recognise the value…