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What Big Tech companies are saying to justify mass layoffS
Here is what these top tech firms say about firing employees: Meta (11,000 job cuts) "At the start of Covid, the world rapidly moved online and the surge of e-commerce led to outsized revenue growth. Many people predicted this would be a permanent acceleration that would continue even after the pandemic ended. I did too, so I made the decision to significantly increase our investments.
WhatsApp working on new text editor for drawing tool
The first feature will provide users the ability to quickly switch between different fonts by just tapping one of the font options displayed above the keyboard. The second feature relates to the flexibility of text alignment. Users will be able to align the text to the left, centre or right with the help of this feature, giving users more control to format the text in photos, videos and GIFs.
Instagram users can now pause notifications with 'Quiet mode'
Once the new mode is enabled, users will not receive any notifications and their profile's activity status will change to let people know, the company said in a blogpost on Thursday. Moreover, the platform will automatically send an auto-reply when someone sends users a direct message (DM).
WhatsApp working on feature to send pics in original quality
The platform is planning to integrate a new setting icon within the drawing tool header which will allow users to configure the quality of any photo, reports WABetaInfo. The new feature will provide users more control over the quality of photos they are sending, especially when sending the photo in its original quality is necessary.
Meta now lets users bundle Insta, FB account settings
This will be helpful for users who use more than one of the company's applications, Meta said in a blogpost on Thursday. "Things like Personal details, Passwords and security, and Ad preferences will now live in a centralised place, so it'll be easier for people who use multiple apps to manage their settings."
Trump asked Meta to restore his FB account: Report
Trump's campaign is formally petitioning Facebook's parent company Meta to unblock his account, which was locked two years ago in response to the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, reports NBC News. According to a copy reviewed by NBC News, Trump's campaign wrote in its letter to Meta, "We believe that
Revise your 'convoluted' nudity policy, Oversight Board tells Meta
The Board recommended that Meta change its "Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity Community Standard" so that it is governed by clear criteria that respect international human rights standards. The case represents a failure of a "convoluted and impractical nudity policy", the Board said, and recommended that Meta take a serious look at revising it.
WhatsApp working on 'Block' shortcut
The platform is planning to introduce this new block shortcut within notifications but not always -- the block shortcut will be visible only when users receive a message from unknown and untrusted contacts, reports WABetaInfo. This limitation is needed as users might tap on the block action by accident when replying to notifications to their trusted contacts.
Meta sues surveillance firm Voyager Labs for scraping data with fake FB accounts
The company filed the lawsuit in a federal court in California against Voyager Labs for creating fake accounts and scraping user data. "We disabled Voyager's accounts, filed this action to enforce our Terms and Policies and asked the Court to ban Voyager from Facebook and Instagram," said the company.
Meta to limit ads targeting teens on Facebook, Instagram
Age and location will be the only information about a teen that the company will use to show them advertisements, which will make sure that teens see ads that are meant for their age and products and services available where they live. Moreover, starting in March, users under 18 will have more ways to manage the types of advertisements they see on Facebook and Instagram with Ad Topic Controls.
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