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2019
Facebook sues web hosts over alleged trademark infringement
Facebook filed a lawsuit against OnlineNIC and ID Shield in the US District Court of the Northern District of California, accusing them of trademark infringement and cybersquatting over websites that allegedly targeted Facebook and its users.
2019
Facebook announced political-ad policy and misinformation safeguards
Facebook announced updates to its political-ad practices ahead of the 2020 US presidential election, including greater transparency in its ad library, a candidate ad-spend tracker, and measures to label state-controlled media and content rated false or partly false by third-party fact-checkers. It also introduced Facebook Protect to help secure accounts of candidates, elected officials and their teams.
2019
Election Commission partners with Facebook platforms to monitor election content
Sri Lanka’s Election Commission partnered with Facebook and its related apps WhatsApp and Instagram to screen election-related content, including violence, voter suppression and misinformation.
2019
Instagram launches Threads companion app
Instagram launched Threads, a companion app for Close Friends messaging with features including Status and Auto Status.
2019
Instagram rolls out Threads messaging app
Instagram is rolling out Threads, a messaging app designed to let users exchange text, photos, and videos with close friends.
2019
Instagram unveils Threads messaging app
Instagram unveiled a new messaging app called Threads and said it would begin rolling out globally that week; the rollout was described as a future plan.
2019
Facebook launches Threads messaging app for Instagram Close Friends
Facebook debuted Threads, a standalone messaging app for Instagram users to exchange messages and photos with people on their Close Friends list; the app became available on iOS and Android on October 3, 2019.
2019
Instagram rolls out Restrict feature
Instagram rolled out a feature called Restrict globally, allowing users to limit interactions from accounts they restrict, including the visibility of comments and the handling of direct messages.
2019
Tweak India partners with Instagram
Tweak India partnered with Instagram; Tweak's video content would first be available to the Instagram community for 48 hours before being shared on other platforms.