I'm still not entirely sure what the so-called metaverse is, but I know one thing — I don't want Facebook to control it.
posted by matt in Thursday, December 2, 2021
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Facebook is planning to rebrand the company with a new name (theverge.com)
"Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse....The coming name change...is meant to signal the tech giant’s ambition to be known for more than social media and all the ills that entail."
I'm not sure that an effort to focus on the metaverse will help Facebook's real branding challenge — the distrust people have for the company. Telling people that the company is "bigger than social media" and wants to "build the metaverse" will probably hurt the level of trust people have for Facebook, not help it. Especially when so many people have no idea what the "metaverse" is. It does sound scary and all-encompassing, though.
posted by matt in Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Judge approves $650 million Facebook privacy settlement over facial recognition feature (theverge.com)
Meanwhile, in other Facebook face recognition news....
posted by matt in Saturday, February 27, 2021
Facebook Weighing Up Legality of Facial Recognition in Upcoming Smart Glasses (macrumors.com)
People might want to continue wearing masks after the pandemic ends...for reasons not related to the virus.
posted by matt in Saturday, February 27, 2021
Facebook asks users to opt into activity tracking ahead of iOS 14 changes | Engadget (engadget.com)
Facebook will begin asking for permission to track you only because Apple is forcing it to do so. Don't forget this when Zuckerberg uses it for virtue signaling later.
posted by matt in Sunday, February 21, 2021
Facebook 'unfriends' Australia: news pages go dark in test for global publishing (reuters.com)
It's easy to follow the money here because it's not leaving Facebook.
tags: newstechfacebookaustralia
posted by matt in Thursday, February 18, 2021