The news outlet didn’t name the experts Facebook has approached but said the plans are still preliminary. Facebook has repeatedly pushed back against the allegations. Facebook said it didn’t have a comment.

The change makes the social media platform look more like TikTok, an app that’s popular among teens. Haugen was asked about Facebook’s plans to compete with TikTok at the Code Conference. The Wall Street Journal and multiple news outlets,including CNET, accessed the internal documents.

Previously, they were stored indefinitely. The company is also offering an option to extend the storage period for older videos by six months. Pushing people to create reels from old live videos could also increase engagement elsewhere.

“Turn on Facebook Protect to unlock your account,” the notification says. “Account locked on March 17, 2022. We’ve taken this precaution to keep your account secure while you enable additional security measures.” Facebook parent company Meta in December announced it’d begin requiring higher-risk users toprotect their accounts using two-factor authentication. By December, around 1.5 million accounts had enabled Facebook Protect. “We’re looking intoisolated exampleswhere people may need help enrolling in the program....

Facebooksaid Friday it’s giving users the option to add end-to-endencryptionto voice and video callson its messaging service Messenger. Facebook already givesMessenger usersthe option to end-to-end encrypt their text messages. More than 150 million video calls are made per day on Messenger, Facebook said in a blog post. Facebook said users can still report encrypted messages to the company if they violate its rules. Facebook Messenger tips

Facebook on Thursdaylaunched “Soundmojis” for its Messenger app. The new feature adds the audible expressions to emoji, making them accessible through a loudspeaker icon. The newly evolved emoji will offer the sounds you might expect, like laughter and applause. Facebook says it will update the newly launched library of Soundmojis regularly. Soundmojis are available on the Messenger app now.

That easily dwarfed the nearly 2,700 five-star ratings the app has received from users. The company rolled out the Messenger-only app in Europe in April, but has since rolled it out globally. “These apps are fast and just focused on messaging.”

Facebook is finally joining Instagram in allowing you tohave up to four additional profilesunder your main account. Here’s how to do it. You won’t have to go through a login process for each account. You’ll have to go through each profile individually and choose those tweaks again.

The lawsuits were reported earlier byPolitico. Facebook and the FTC didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

CNET has requested access to these documents, collectively known asthe Facebook Papers. In the Middle East, Facebook has been used to trade and sell maids. Facebook said in ablog postit’s been investing more resources including in Myanmar and Ethiopia. Bloomberg also noted that teens are using duplicate accounts and users across all age groups are creating fewer posts.

Facebook parent company Meta purchased a Berlin startup to help fuel its virtual reality ambitions. Facebook parent company Meta has acquired a Berlin startup to help achieve Meta’s virtual reality ambitions. “We’re excited that members of the Lofelt team have joined Meta. Meta declined to share the terms of the deal. US regulators, though, have been scrutinizing Meta’s acquisitions more heavily.

The new tools could help safeguard teens from receiving inappropriate messages from adults. The notice also encourages users to report the accounts to Meta. Last year,Instagramstarted to make accounts private for teens by default.

Videos known asdeepfakesuseartificial intelligenceto create videos of people doing or saying something they didn’t. Gleicher said the video of Zelenskyy made it appear the politician uttered a statement he actually didn’t. Meta didn’t identify the video or say what the statement was. CNET hasn’t seen the video. OnTikTok, some people used old or out-of-context audio to create fake videos. Meta doesn’t always remove false content, leaning instead on directing users to authoritative sources or labeling misinformation....