Channel 4 will provide news content to Facebook to increase the reach of “high-quality” and credible journalism.The social media giant has commissioned a new weekly show from Channel 4 News for its video on demand service, following a commitment made by founder Mark Zuckerberg to combat “sensationalism, misinformation and polarisation”.Facebook Watch will host the new series produced by Channel 4 News, Uncovered, with each 10-minute episode focusing on an international issue.US stations including Fox, CNN and ABC have been commissioned to provide news content for the platform, and Channel 4 has become a British provider of news content for Facebook.Channel 4 News editor Ben de Pear said: “When the credibility of news is being constantly challenged, never has it been more important to increase the visibility and reach of high-quality sources of news across social network platforms.“That is why we are excited to work with Facebook Watch, bringing … [Read more...] about Facebook commissions news programme from Channel 4
Facebook denies firing Oculus founder Palmer Luckey for supporting Trump (FB)
Shona Ghosh, provided by Published 2:24 am PST, Monday, November 12, 2018 Niall Carson/PA Facebook has denied a media report suggesting it fired former executive Palmer Luckey for his right-wing views. The Wall Street Journal said Luckey, the founder of Oculus, was fired after donating $10,000 to a group that posted anti-Hillary Clinton memes and after voicing support for Donald Trump. But Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has strongly denied this, as has a spokeswoman. There's a wider culture war in Silicon Valley, with conservative supporters claiming most tech firms have a liberal bias. Facebook has denied firing one of its former senior executives, Palmer Luckey, for his conservative views. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Luckey's departure came after The Daily Beast reported he donated $10,000 to an anti-Hillary Clinton group, and after longtime support of Donald Trump during the presidential campaign in 2016. According to the Journal, citing leaked … [Read more...] about Facebook denies firing Oculus founder Palmer Luckey for supporting Trump (FB)
Facebook Launches ‘Lasso’ App, A Competitor To TikTok
Facebook has silently announced its TikTok competitor, an app / service called ‘Lasso’. This announcement comes via The Verge, who picked up on a tweet from the Product Manager for Lasso, Bowen Pan. Facebook did not share an official press release, or anything of the sort. In any case, this new app lets users create short videos, and is made to compete with TikTok, a very popular application in this field. Using Lasso, users can record themselves while dancing and lip-syncing to music, while you can also create short video clips (general content) and share them with the public, similar to what Vine offered. The Lasso app is available for both Android and iOS, and it’s free to use, needless to say. Facebook allows you to sign up to its new service using your Instagram account, or you can create a new account using Facebook, though as it usually goes when logging in to other apps using Facebook, you’ll need to allow Lasso to get access to various parts of your … [Read more...] about Facebook Launches ‘Lasso’ App, A Competitor To TikTok
Facebook denies firing Oculus founder Palmer Luckey for supporting Trump
Facebook has denied a media report suggesting it fired former executive Palmer Luckey for his right-wing views. The Wall Street Journal said Luckey, the founder of Oculus, was fired after donating $10,000 to a group that posted anti-Hillary Clinton memes and after voicing support for Donald Trump. But Facebook executive Andrew Bosworth has strongly denied this, as has a spokeswoman. There’s a wider culture war in Silicon Valley, with conservative supporters claiming most tech firms have a liberal bias. Facebook has denied firing one of its former senior executives, Palmer Luckey, for his conservative views. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Luckey’s departure came after The Daily Beast reported he donated $10,000 to an anti-Hillary Clinton group, and after longtime support of Donald Trump during the presidential campaign in 2016. According to the Journal, citing leaked emails, Facebook CEO Mark … [Read more...] about Facebook denies firing Oculus founder Palmer Luckey for supporting Trump
Facebook Portal smart displays beef up list of content partners with YouTube
After last month’s bold introduction of two Portal smart displays with a Smart Camera feature that basically follows you as you move around the house, Facebook has even more ambitious plans for in-house hardware to be released over the next few years . But first, the Portal and Portal+ badly need better software to take on the low-cost Google Home Hub and Amazon’s pioneering Echo Show family. After all, the average consumer probably cares more about the content supported by this type of newfangled device than things like privacy and personalized ads . That may actually be where the Portal duo struggled most at launch , although Facebook did promise the initial list of partners for music, videos, and news would grow rapidly. Well, you can now add YouTube to a roster previously including Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Newsy, and the Food Network, as discovered by TechCrunch . The social networking giant confirmed the world’s most popular video … [Read more...] about Facebook Portal smart displays beef up list of content partners with YouTube