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2020
Kenosha protesters sue Facebook
Four protesters sued Facebook, alleging that it enabled militia violence by failing to remove posts publicizing a call to arms in Kenosha. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that the company failed to act on hundreds of reports, calling it “an operational mistake.”
2020
Facebook introduces Oculus Quest 2 VR headset
Facebook introduced the Oculus Quest 2 virtual-reality headset, which the article describes as having upgraded display resolution, memory and storage compared with its predecessor. The device was scheduled to go on sale on October 13.
2020
Facebook launches Facebook Business Suite
Facebook launched Facebook Business Suite, an offering that lets businesses manage pages and profiles across its apps from one place. It was available globally for small businesses at launch, with expansion to larger businesses planned for the following year.
2020
Facebook announces Infinite Office features for Oculus Quest
Facebook shared early demos of Infinite Office, a set of productivity features for Oculus Quest, and said the features would begin rolling out in winter.
2020
Facebook and Ubisoft agree to develop Quest VR games
Facebook and Ubisoft made a deal to create virtual-reality entries in the Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series that would run natively on the Quest.
2020
Facebook launches blood donation feature in Zimbabwe
Facebook made its Blood Donations feature available in Zimbabwe, allowing people aged 18–65 to sign up as blood donors, receive notifications about nearby urgent donation needs and invite friends to donate.
2020
Facebook unveils Oculus Quest 2
Facebook unveiled its second-generation Oculus Quest virtual reality headset, the Quest 2. The article says it was scheduled for release on 13 October.
2020
Facebook cuts entry-level Quest 2 price
Facebook cut the entry-level price for the 64GB version from £399 to £299.
2020
Facebook pledges to reduce operational greenhouse gases
Facebook pledged to reduce greenhouse gases from its global operations and described a net-zero emissions commitment that applies to its supply chain, employee commuting, and business travel by 2030.
2020
Facebook rolls out Watch Together
Facebook is rolling out Watch Together, a free feature on its Messenger communication platform that lets people watch videos simultaneously during video calls.
2020
Facebook and Coursera partner on social media marketing certificate
Facebook partnered with Coursera to offer a social media marketing professional certificate programme, a five-course, self-paced programme designed for learners without prior experience.
2020
Facebook rolls out Watch Together in Messenger
Facebook began rolling out Watch Together, a Messenger feature that lets friends and family watch videos together.
2020
Facebook appoints Arun Srinivas as India Global Business Group director
Facebook announced Arun Srinivas's appointment as director of its Global Business Group in India, where he will lead strategy and delivery of marketing solutions for large advertisers and agencies.
2020
Facebook announces poll worker recruitment drive
Facebook announced a poll worker recruitment drive on its platform. Beginning the coming weekend, U.S. users over 18 would see News Feed messages linking to state poll worker registration pages.
2020
Facebook ads appeared on DR’s ad-free website
Facebook said a coding error caused some users visiting Danish broadcaster DR’s website through the Facebook iOS app to see unauthorized third-party ads. Facebook said the error had been resolved and apologized.
2020
Reuters and Facebook partner to deliver U.S. election results
Reuters announced a partnership with Facebook to provide social media users with live U.S. election night results, which would appear in Facebook’s Voting Information Center and push notifications.
2020
Facebook adds Dropbox and Koofr to data portability partners
Facebook said users can transfer photos and videos stored on its servers to Dropbox and Koofr, which it identified as new partners. The move was described as an effort to give users an option to leave Facebook’s services more easily.
2020
Unacademy raises $150 million in funding
Unacademy raised $150 million in a funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with existing investors also participating. The round valued Unacademy at $1.45 billion.
2020
Facebook vice president Brian Boland resigns
Facebook vice president Brian Boland, who led the partnerships and product marketing team, resigned the previous week. Facebook confirmed his departure and said he would remain in the role until the end of September and help find a successor through the end of the year.
2020
Irish DPC investigates Facebook's EU–US data transfers
Facebook said the Irish Data Protection Commission had begun an investigation into the company's EU–US data transfers. The report also said the regulator issued Facebook a preliminary order in August to stop transferring EU user data to the United States.