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The main draw ofLive Audio Roomsis providing Facebook groups with a new way to engage with their members. Theres potential here, from a business and community standpoint. Figuring out how to best utilize the features provided are the first step. Narisara Nami / Getty Images Facebook Educational value and convenience are also potential draws for both hosts and their listeners. What if It Doesnt Work? Even with all of that potential, Facebook still has some hurdles to clear with Live Audio Rooms....

And since Facebook is celebrating Messengers birthday, it also introduced some birthday-centric features to Messenger. The social web connection said it plans to extend the encryption feature to group chats in the future. However, both platforms are owned by Facebook, so its not really a competition. Facebook Timothy Hales Bennett / Unsplash

Green beards for everyone! Facebookannounced the new feature, known as Group Effects, on Thursday. Group Effects work in the Messenger app during video calls or room chats. Facebook The option is available under the smiley face icon. This will be the first time that an AR experience can be shared with others on the platform. Timothy Hales Bennett / Unsplash

Because Messenger works on iPhones, it also works on the Apple Watch. you’ve got the option to also install add-ons in some browsers for faster access to Messenger. They’re notofficial Facebook apps. Bailey Mariner / Lifewire They’re third-party extensions that non-Facebook developers released for free. It also includes lots of built-in emojis, stickers, and GIFs. Much like on Facebook, Messenger lets you react to messages on both the website and app....

While the feature waspreviously introducedin August 2021, it was only available for one-on-one communication. Facebook Facebook

First reported by TechCrunch, the feature has been in testing since October 2019. The News feature should appear on desktop soon, but has not yet launched,TechCrunchnotes. Learn More About Facebook Original image: do you mockup

Facebookmade the announcement on Tuesday, saying it will completely shut down the technology in the coming weeks. Getty Images/John Lund

This new redesign has led some, liketech news site TechCrunch, to be skeptical about Facebook’s goals. The new direction makes it seem that Facebook has gone back on that earlier decision. The prefs redesign also has relocated several other prefs so they are alongside related topics. Facebook For example, the News Feed will now be under Preferences. Facebook claims it also has improved its configs search function to make finding certain configurations easier....

Claims no personal data was put at risk Facebook has released an official apology concerning Mondays extended outage, citing changes to the configuration as the main reason Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp were down so long. Austin Distel / Unsplash “Our engineering teams have learned that configuration changes on the backbone routers that coordinate connection traffic between our data centers caused issues that interrupted this communication… This disruption to online grid traffic had a cascading effect on the way our data centers communicate, bringing our services to a halt,” Santosh Janardhan, vice president of infrastructure at Facebook, wrote in the apology....

Cameras, cameras everywhere Key Takeaways Facebook Facebooks newsmart glassesare coming under fire from privacy advocates. The glasses contain cameras that are intended to allow users to document their daily lives. Facing the Music Previous attempts at making smart glasses have faced a backlash. Facebook The new Stories are available for $299. The frames have two front-facing cameras for capturing video and photos. Just the thought of someone with these glasses in a public place gives me the creeps....

The tool also allows admins to limit activity for specific people and posts. Facebook already uses AI tools to flag other types of content on its platform, including hate speech.

More protection for teens against harmful content Facebook has announced that it will be introducing new features that aim to push teenagers away from harmful content. The new direction comes as the company has been heavily criticized for how its platforms negatively affect the mental well-being of minors. According tothe Associated Press, the features will include new controls for parents or guardians of teenagers to supervise what they see or do on Facebook....

Once the RSS feed is linked, Facebook will automatically generate posts for new episodes in the News Feed. It’s worth noting that connecting podcasts to Facebook also means accepting the company’sTerms of Service, however. visualspace / Getty Images LeoPatrizi / Getty Images