We believe the risks of allowing President Trump to continue to use our service during this period are simply too great, so we are extending the block we have placed on his Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks.
We've assessed two policy violations against President Trump's Page which will result in a 24-hour feature block, meaning he will lose the ability to post on the platform during that time.
Mark Zuckerberg announced we’re rolling out digital collectibles to 100 more countries. Now, more people, creators and businesses can showcase their
#NFTs
on
@instagram
.
We're also launching integrations with
@CoinbaseWallet
@hellodapper
and support for
@flow_blockchain
.
We know some people were having trouble accessing our apps earlier. Apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused, and thank you for your patience while our teams worked quickly to resolve!
We’re introducing the ability to post digital collectibles across
@facebook
and
@instagram
. You can now connect your digital wallet to either app to share your
#NFTs
on both.
What NFT are you excited to share? 👀
Mark Zuckerberg just shared a first look at what mixed reality experiences will be like on Project Cambria, our high-end VR headset coming out later this year.
Learn more 👉
📢 Broadcast channels are coming to
@facebook
and
@messenger
! Page admins can use broadcast channels to share updates with their followers using text, voice notes 🎙️, photos 📸, videos 📽️, and GIFs.
Learn more 👇
.
@MetaQuestVR
Pro is our first full-color mixed reality headset, with a sleeker design and eye tracking to help you feel more present with others in the
#metaverse
. Pre-order today at .
Fuel your curiosity with the Video tab 🎥 on
@facebook
. It’s now easier than ever to discover popular topics and trends 📈 with videos and
#reels
all in one place.
@ewarren
looks like broadcast stations across the country have aired this ad nearly 1,000 times, as required by law. FCC doesn’t want broadcast companies censoring candidates’ speech. We agree it’s better to let voters—not companies—decide.
#FCC
#candidateuse
Impeachment messaging has dominated broadcast airwaves over the past week.
Pro and anti-impeachment messages from
@realDonaldTrump
and
@TomSteyer
have aired nearly 3,000 times in the last 7 days on local broadcast in the first four primary states.
#impeachment
What if you could use
#AR
and
#VR
technology on the go – even on the road 🚗?
We’re working with
@BMWGroup
to create AR and VR experiences for passengers to make the time you spend traveling more productive and fun.
Today we're introducing Meta, which brings together our apps and technologies under a new company brand. Learn more about how we’re helping build the metaverse and other news from Connect.
Out of respect for the people affected by this tragedy and the concerns of local authorities, we're also removing all edited versions of the video that do not show graphic content." — Mia Garlick, Facebook New Zealand
Once President Trump began making premature claims of victory, we started running notifications on Facebook and Instagram that votes are still being counted and a winner is not projected. We're also automatically applying labels to both candidates’ posts with this information.
Right now 30+ journalists are finishing up a coordinated series of articles based on thousands of pages of leaked documents. We hear that to get the docs, outlets had to agree to the conditions and a schedule laid down by the PR team that worked on earlier leaked docs.
We think our decision to suspend former President Trump was right, but we don’t think we should make these calls on our own. Given the significance, we referred this decision to the
@OversightBoard
. During review, Mr. Trump’s access will remain suspended.
We expect the press to hold us accountable, given our scale and role in the world. But when reporting misrepresents our actions and motivations, we believe we should correct the record.
People use
@facebook
to connect with friends and family, but also to discover something new — like a rising fashion creator 👗or a group for stargazers 💫
@tomalison
, head of Facebook, shares what he’s focusing on this year: AI and creators.
The future just got a little closer to the present 🔮Today at Meta Connect, we shared our progress in making the
#metaverse
a reality — from our first high-end mixed reality headset to research in helping build the next computing platform.
Read more 👉
We're strengthening our enforcement efforts against the QAnon conspiracy theory movement. Starting today, we will remove any Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts representing QAnon, even if they contain no violent content.
To those news organizations who would like to move beyond an orchestrated ‘gotcha’ campaign, we are ready to engage on the substance. - John Pinette, VP Communications
Police alerted us to a video on Facebook shortly after the livestream commenced and we quickly removed both the shooter’s Facebook and Instagram accounts and the video. We're also removing any praise or support for the crime and the shooter or shooters as soon as we’re aware.
@minds
None of this is new. Mark testified before the Senate nearly two years ago that in the lead up to the 2020 election, the FBI warned about the threat of foreign hack and leak operations:
Mark Zuckerberg just shared three new privacy features coming to
@WhatsApp
:
🤫 Leave a group without notifying everyone
🔒 Choose who can see when you’re online
⛔ Block screenshots of View Once messages
This morning we announced an internal issue where we stored passwords incorrectly. We've found zero evidence that anyone outside of Facebook had access to these passwords and zero evidence of internal abuse.
Starting today, we’re testing a way to promote more informed sharing of news articles. If you go to share a news article link you haven’t opened, we’ll show a prompt encouraging you to open it and read it, before sharing it with others.
.
@facebook
now has 2 billion actives every day 🌏
Whether you’re creating recipe reels or sharing photos from your latest trip, you can discover and engage with communities, friends and family that share your interests.
What have you discovered on Facebook? 👇
We’re launching the first end-to-end shopping experience on
@WhatsApp
. People in India can now browse the
@JioMart
catalog, add items to their cart and pay for them, all within a chat.🛒
Ray-Ban Stories and Meta Quest 2 are on
@oprahdaily
‘s Favorite Things 2022 🎁 Add our smart glasses and
#VR
headset to your holiday gift list this year 👉
A curated selection out of millions of documents at Facebook can in no way be used to draw fair conclusions about us. Internally, we share work in progress and debate options. Not every suggestion stands up to the scrutiny we must apply to decisions affecting so many people.
Mark Zuckerberg just announced that we’re opening WhatsApp to all businesses with the new cloud-based API. This will allow businesses and developers to customize their WhatsApp experiences and respond to customers quickly and easily.
Mark Zuckerberg just announced that we’re testing digital collectibles for creators and collectors to showcase NFTs on Instagram. NFTs allow creators to take control over their work, fanbase and income. Oh and they ✨shimmer✨
We're reviewing the complaints & will have more to say soon. Years after the FTC cleared our acquisitions, the government now wants a do-over with no regard for the impact that precedent would have on the broader business community or the people who choose our products every day.
Add an extra layer of privacy to your most personal
@WhatsApp
conversations with Chat Lock🔒So even if someone else has your phone in their hand, locked chats are:
📁Kept in a separate folder
👁Accessible only with a password or biometric
🔕Hidden in notifications…
As we've said, nothing about the Hunter Biden laptop story is new. Below is what Mark told Sen. Johnson in Oct 2020 and what Mark told Joe Rogan this week. The FBI shared general warnings about foreign interference – nothing specific about Hunter Biden.
Mark Zuckerberg just announced MyoSuite, a new AI platform we developed to build realistic musculoskeletal simulations to help accelerate development of prosthetics. It could also help us build avatars that move more realistically in the metaverse.
Over the last 6 weeks, including over the weekend, we’ve seen how documents can be mischaracterized. Obviously, not every employee at Facebook is an executive; not every opinion is the company’s position.
Everyone on
@instagram
and
@facebook
can now share their digital collectibles in the US, and on Instagram in the previously announced 100+ countries. Creators like artist Lívia Elektra are sharing their
#NFTs
on our apps.
@minds
We took that seriously, and as Mark said when he testified, we didn't block the New York Post story, we temporarily reduced its distribution to give fact-checking partners time to review it.
Need a fresh fit for your avatar? We're launching our Avatars Store on Facebook, Instagram and Messenger so you can buy digital clothes. Mark Zuckerberg and
@evachen212
tried out new looks from
@BALENCIAGA
@Prada
@ThomBrowne
✨
Joint industry statement on ongoing election security collaboration between tech companies and USG agencies tasked with protecting the integrity of the election
Experience Portal, Ray-Ban Stories and Quest 2 in person at our first retail space 🛍 Starting May 9, you can interact with our hardware products on our campus in Burlingame, California.
Starting today in the US, we’re testing a way to give people more context about the Pages they see. We’ll gradually start applying labels including 'public official,' 'fan page' or 'satire page' to posts in News Feed, so people can better understand who they’re coming from.
We’re launching Crayta on Facebook Gaming — a platform that lets you build and play games with your friends in real-time. Mark Zuckerberg jumped into Crayta with creators to discuss the future of gaming while building Meta's Hacker Square at our HQ.
Mark Zuckerberg just announced a Feeds tab on
@facebook
, where you can see a chronological feed of posts from those you follow. And when you open Facebook, you’ll still see a Home tab where we’ll recommend personalized content from creators and friends.
As more people get vaccinated, there’s still a long way to go to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to everyone. To help, Facebook is donating $5M to Go Give One, a fundraising campaign created by the
@WHO
Foundation to support equitable vaccine distribution around the world.
Update from Mia Garlick, Facebook New Zealand: "We continue to work around the clock to remove violating content using a combination of technology and people...
We are continuing to label all posts from both presidential candidates making it clear that votes are still being counted and a winner has not been projected. We are also applying these labels to other individuals who declare premature victory in individual states or overall.
When we first launched the Redirect Initiative for QAnon today there was a glitch that caused people to see information about this topic when they searched for unrelated terms. We’ve paused this Redirect while we fix the issue.
Today is World Health Day, and we’re working with
@WHO
and
@UNICEF
to help people raise awareness and support for the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s how you can take part:
We’re launching a new
@WhatsApp
app for Windows desktop that loads faster and enables group video calls with up to eight people and audio calls with up to 32 people.
Learn more:
Mark Zuckerberg hung out with
@AlexHonnold
in Horizon Home to watch his 360 film The Soloist VR. With our upcoming Quest update, you can hang out, watch videos and jump into other apps with friends — right from your virtual home.