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Russia Promotes Max Messenger App As WhatsApp, Telegram Face Bans
Russians are being urged to use Max Messenger in the name of "technological sovereignty".
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WhatsApp Introduces Device Linkage Warning as Meta Expands Anti-Fraud Tools Across Facebook, Messenger
Meta Platforms announced a new set of anti-scam tools across its major messaging platforms on Wednesday. Rolling out on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp, the additions are aimed at helping users identify and avoid online scams. As per the Menlo Park-based tech giant, new features include new in-app alerts, improved safety controls, and partnership...
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Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push
Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity ...
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Meta to Reportedly Launch a Standalone Meta AI App to Take On OpenAI and Google
Meta is reportedly planning to launch its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot as a standalone app. The company currently offers Meta AI within its social media apps including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. It is also available as a web client, however, the social media giant does not offer the platform as a mobile or desktop app.
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Meta Rolls Out AI-Powered ‘Imagine’ Feature to Facebook, Instagram and Messenger
Meta AI features were a major highlight during the company’s annual Meta Connect event on Wednesday. The company introduced the new voice chat feature and added new artificial intelligence features to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The social media giant also expanded the experimental ‘Imagine’ feature to [Facebook](https://www.gadgets360.co...
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Messenger Now Lets You Send HD Photos, Create Shared Albums, Send Files Up to 100MB
Meta is finally bringing the ability to share high-quality photos to Messenger, a feature that many of its users have longed for. Additionally, the social media giant is allowing users to create shared albums in chats. It is also rolling out the ability to send larger files up to 100MB in size.
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Meta Brings Stricter Message Settings for Teens on Instagram, Facebook Messenger
Meta has announced new restrictions to help protect teens from unwanted contact on Instagram and Facebook through stricter private message settings. Meta will enable fresh DM (direct messages) restrictions on both Facebook Messenger and Instagram for users aged under 18 years to prevent messages from people they do not follow.
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Meta Allows EU Users to Access Instagram, Facebook, Messenger Separately to Comply With Regulations
Meta will allow users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to unlink their Facebook and Instagram accounts to prevent information from being shared across the company's apps. Meanwhile, Meta has also said it will allow users to create a Messenger account that is not linked to their Facebook account, at the cost ...
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Instagram, Messenger Users Can Now Use Meta Avatars in Video Calls: How It Works
Meta has announced new real-time Avatar feature for video calls on Instagram and Messenger. The company has announced the feature via its blog post, sharing that users can now use their Avatars during video calls on Instagram and Messenger. Meta Avatars on these social media apps' video calls look somewhat similar to Apple’s Memoji avatars.
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Meta Previews AI Chatbots for WhatsApp and Messenger Along With AI Tools for Photos, Emoji Stickers
Meta on Thursday previewed new tools relying on AI that are in development, including ChatGPT-like chatbots for Messenger and WhatsApp that offer different 'personas'. The firm is also working on a feature or Instagram to modify images using text prompts and generate emoji stickers using AI for its chat apps.
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Russia Promotes Max Messenger App As WhatsApp, Telegram Face Bans
Russians are being urged to use Max Messenger in the name of "technological sovereignty".
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WhatsApp Introduces Device Linkage Warning as Meta Expands Anti-Fraud Tools Across Facebook, Messenger
Meta Platforms announced a new set of anti-scam tools across its major messaging platforms on Wednesday. Rolling out on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp, the additions are aimed at helping users identify and avoid online scams. As per the Menlo Park-based tech giant, new features include new in-app alerts, improved safety controls, and partnership...
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Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push
Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity ...
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Meta to Reportedly Launch a Standalone Meta AI App to Take On OpenAI and Google
Meta is reportedly planning to launch its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot as a standalone app. The company currently offers Meta AI within its social media apps including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp. It is also available as a web client, however, the social media giant does not offer the platform as a mobile or desktop app.
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Meta Rolls Out AI-Powered ‘Imagine’ Feature to Facebook, Instagram and Messenger
Meta AI features were a major highlight during the company’s annual Meta Connect event on Wednesday. The company introduced the new voice chat feature and added new artificial intelligence features to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The social media giant also expanded the experimental ‘Imagine’ feature to [Facebook](https://www.gadgets360.co...
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Messenger Now Lets You Send HD Photos, Create Shared Albums, Send Files Up to 100MB
Meta is finally bringing the ability to share high-quality photos to Messenger, a feature that many of its users have longed for. Additionally, the social media giant is allowing users to create shared albums in chats. It is also rolling out the ability to send larger files up to 100MB in size.
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Meta Brings Stricter Message Settings for Teens on Instagram, Facebook Messenger
Meta has announced new restrictions to help protect teens from unwanted contact on Instagram and Facebook through stricter private message settings. Meta will enable fresh DM (direct messages) restrictions on both Facebook Messenger and Instagram for users aged under 18 years to prevent messages from people they do not follow.
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Meta Allows EU Users to Access Instagram, Facebook, Messenger Separately to Comply With Regulations
Meta will allow users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to unlink their Facebook and Instagram accounts to prevent information from being shared across the company's apps. Meanwhile, Meta has also said it will allow users to create a Messenger account that is not linked to their Facebook account, at the cost ...
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Instagram, Messenger Users Can Now Use Meta Avatars in Video Calls: How It Works
Meta has announced new real-time Avatar feature for video calls on Instagram and Messenger. The company has announced the feature via its blog post, sharing that users can now use their Avatars during video calls on Instagram and Messenger. Meta Avatars on these social media apps' video calls look somewhat similar to Apple’s Memoji avatars.
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Meta Previews AI Chatbots for WhatsApp and Messenger Along With AI Tools for Photos, Emoji Stickers
Meta on Thursday previewed new tools relying on AI that are in development, including ChatGPT-like chatbots for Messenger and WhatsApp that offer different 'personas'. The firm is also working on a feature or Instagram to modify images using text prompts and generate emoji stickers using AI for its chat apps.
