Sources: Zuckerberg plans to add end-to-end encryption to Instagram and Messenger and integrate their messaging infrastructure and WhatsApp's by end of the year
Here's What To Do Reuters : Zuckerberg to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger: NYT Chief Chapree / Lowyat.NET : Facebook Reportedly Working On Cross-Messaging Feature for WhatsApp, In...
Facebook says it will now let individual developers not associated with a business go through its revised app review process to regain access to certain APIs
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Instagram introduces features for public figures: extra user details in profiles and account verification; 2FA apps will be supported in the coming weeks
here's how Rose Behar / Android Police : Instagram is finally rolling out support for two-factor authentication apps Eric Abent / SlashGear : Instagram's new safety features include verified badges, 2...
Facebook now allows some preapproved advertisers to promote crypto businesses and services, like exchanges, but ads for ICOs and binary options are still banned
But There's a Catch Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Facebook reverses its crypto ad ban Emma Woollacott / Forbes : Facebook Rows Back On Cryptocurrency Ad Ban Anna Hensel / VentureBeat : Facebook starts ac...
Facebook launches archive of political ads, containing ads for political candidates and issue ads starting in May 2018; ads kept in archive for seven years
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Trump unveils STEM and coding education push, with $200M grant target from Dept. of Education; sources: tech firms including FB, Google pledge financial support
computer science education as a launching pad to a promising future Donald J. Trump / The White House : Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of Education Anna Hensel / VentureBeat : Amazon, Googl...