Facebook reportedly dropped a deal to buy competitor Houseparty, the video-focused social media chat app, due to anticipated additional antitrust scrutiny, The New York Times reported on Monday (Aug. 12). The social media giant was supposedly in talks with Houseparty but in the end decided the...
In this week’s Facebook tracker, the social media giant amps up community vibes with its new standalone group video chat Bonfire app, while also cracking down on ads that target haters or run beside objectionable content. Facebook Messenger growth remains strong but is slowing, and...
August 20, 2019
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons said that if Facebook has plans to merge Instagram and WhatsApp more closely into its ecosphere, it could be harder to break the tech giant up, if it comes to that, according to a report by Reuters. The FTC has been investigating the social media company for possible […]
August 12, 2019
Facebook reportedly dropped a deal to buy competitor Houseparty, the video-focused social media chat app, due to anticipated additional antitrust scrutiny, The New York Times reported on Monday (Aug. 12). The...
