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2021
Nine signs multi-year content-supply deals with Google and Facebook
Nine Entertainment Co said it signed multi-year content-supply deals with Google and Facebook. Nine would provide articles and clips to Google News Showcase for five years and to a similar Facebook product for three years.
2021
Facebook and Instagram face criticism over removal of pro-Palestine posts
The article reported that users and human rights groups alleged that Facebook and Instagram removed hundreds of pro-Palestine posts, with many removals reportedly unexplained. Facebook said some recent glitches had affected sharing and content visibility, and its vice president apologized for mistakenly labeling some posts as incitement to violence.
2021
Moscow court fines Facebook over content not removed
Moscow's Tagansky District Court fined Facebook 26 million rubles over eight reports concerning material posted on Facebook that Russian authorities wanted removed. The charges concerned posts that Russia said encouraged minors to join unsanctioned January protests.
2021
Facebook develops Wav2vec-U speech recognition model
Facebook developed Wav2vec-U, a speech-recognition approach that learns from recorded audio and unpaired text without requiring transcription data.
2021
Facebook loses bid to block EU-US data-flow decision
Facebook lost a bid to block a European Union privacy decision that could suspend its ability to send information about European users to U.S. computer servers.
2021
Facebook announces acquisition of Downpour Interactive
Facebook announced its acquisition of Downpour Interactive, developer of the VR game Onward. Downpour Interactive was to continue operating independently under Oculus Studios.
2021
Facebook announces India vaccine finder tool rollout
Facebook said it would begin rolling out a Vaccine Finder tool on its mobile app in India, in partnership with the Government of India, to help people identify nearby vaccination locations.
2021
Facebook announces acquisition of Downpour Interactive
Facebook announced that it was acquiring Downpour Interactive, the developer of Onward. The terms were not disclosed, and Downpour was to remain an independently operated studio within Oculus Studios.
2021
Facebook announces acquisition of Downpour Interactive
Facebook announced the acquisition of Downpour Interactive, a developer added to Oculus Studios. Downpour founder and CEO Dante Buckley said the studio would continue supporting the game and developing features for non-Oculus platforms.
2021
Facebook restores posts calling for Modi's resignation and investigates
Facebook restored posts tagged with calls for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resign after temporarily blocking them, said its earlier action was an error, and said it was investigating what happened.
2021
Facebook and Spotify roll out in-app streaming integration
Facebook and Spotify rolled out an integration that lets Facebook users stream Spotify music and podcasts through a miniplayer in the Facebook app. The feature was rolling out globally, with availability specified in the United States and 26 other countries.
2021
Spotify announces mini player within Facebook
Spotify announced a mini player experience within the Facebook app. The feature lets Spotify Premium subscribers play Spotify links without leaving Facebook and was being rolled out in the listed markets.
2021
Report reveals Facebook’s strategy for responding to account-data leak
A report revealed an internal Facebook email describing a strategy to frame the leaking of account details from 533 million users as a normal industry issue and to issue limited statements. Facebook confirmed the memo was genuine, said it was strengthening systems against scraping, and denied wrongdoing, saying the data had been scraped from publicly available information.
2021
Facebook launches #MonthofGood Ramadan campaign
Facebook launched its global #MonthofGood campaign for Ramadan across its family of apps, with activations focused on kindness, community and charity.
2021
Facebook faces backlash after blocking New York Post article
Facebook faced backlash after it blocked users from sharing a New York Post report about luxury homes owned by a Black Lives Matter co-founder. The New York Post called Facebook’s decision “arbitrary and laughable.”
2021
Facebook AI and Helmholtz Munich introduce drug-combination prediction tool
Facebook AI and Helmholtz Zentrum München announced the introduction of an open-source machine-learning tool designed to predict the effects of drug combinations.
2021
Facebook introduces business discovery and communication features
Facebook announced new features intended to help businesses communicate with customers and improve discoverability. Topics in News Feed were being introduced first to users in the US; a feature for publishing and scheduling Stories was planned for later in the month.
2021
Instagram apologized and removed harmful search suggestions
Instagram apologized after its search feature prompted some people with eating disorders to search for weight-loss terms such as “appetite suppressant.” Facebook, which owns Instagram, said the inclusion of the terms was an oversight and that they had been removed in an update.
2021
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp sue over allegedly infringing domain names
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp filed a complaint in Pennsylvania against New Ventures Services Corp. and individuals, alleging that they registered and profited from domain names identical or confusingly similar to the brands’ trademarks. The allegations are claims in the complaint, not court findings.
2021
Facebook and CleanMax announce renewable-energy partnership in India
Facebook and CleanMax announced a partnership to support renewable power from wind and solar facilities in India. Under the agreement, they will assemble a portfolio of projects supplying renewable power to India's electrical grid; CleanMax will own and operate the projects, and Facebook committed to purchase all of their environmental attribute certificates.