May has been a month of Facebook working to gain their users’ trust by launching lots of new security features and social media companies allowing users to monitor their app usage in a step towards securing their community’s mental health. Find out more in my top 8 pieces of news from the month.
1. Facebook announced new groups tab and plugin to make groups a more central part of the Facebook experience (01/05/18)
See what exciting new features are on their way for #FacebookGroups, according to Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote speech at #F8: https://t.co/ScwxLFLbis by @sarahintampa via @TechCrunch ⚡? pic.twitter.com/AtcT8nbx8x
— Elizabeth Harmon (@Liz_Harmon) May 5, 2018
2. Some great new features were revealed at Facebook’s F8 conference (02/05/18)
Did you hear all the exciting announcements and updates from #F8? Here are 10 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote speech on day 1: https://t.co/OINLfgL2YG via @TechCrunch #Facebook ?? pic.twitter.com/QTWMfREl1Q
— Elizabeth Harmon (@Liz_Harmon) May 4, 2018
3. Facebook Messenger received a makeover (02/05/18)
Have you heard? #FacebookMessenger is getting a new simplified design. See this article from @TheNextWeb to see what it looks like: https://t.co/4xdIIyqaAR by @napilopez ? pic.twitter.com/hLyvsAT254
— Elizabeth Harmon (@Liz_Harmon) May 18, 2018
4. Twitter found a bug and suggested you change your Twitter password ASAP (03/05/18)
If you haven’t done so already, make sure you jump on #Twitter and change your password, after a recent #bug was found. ? Don’t forget to change your passwords regularly too, for extra #security: https://t.co/AseUCsePYX ⚠? pic.twitter.com/WdGE1nHPo2
— Elizabeth Harmon (@Liz_Harmon) May 4, 2018
5. Instagram revealed a “Usage Insights” feature to help the mental health of its community (15/05/18)
#Instagram CEO confirms “time spent” insights will soon be available to users. Find out more from @TechCrunch: https://t.co/pdXIFjYxHX Keep your eyes peeled! ? pic.twitter.com/EnvTSSIrbt
— Elizabeth Harmon (@Liz_Harmon) May 23, 2018
6. Facebook Stories finally reached 150M daily users and ads are on their way (17/05/18)
Did you know, #FacebookStories now has 150 million daily viewers? Find out more from @JoshConstine here: https://t.co/K0HbbZZccZ via @TechCrunch ? pic.twitter.com/Jmbr3lbK5c
— Elizabeth Harmon (@Liz_Harmon) May 22, 2018
7. Twitter switched to using its own emoji (22/05/18)
Frustrated by #emojis that don’t show up on #Twitter? Twitter has now fixed this issue by creating its own emoji, or “Twemoji”, for Android users: https://t.co/K0zzT1utEl via @engadget ? pic.twitter.com/cXzDIp5MsX
— Elizabeth Harmon (@Liz_Harmon) May 24, 2018
8. New 2-factor authentication without SMS is now supported on Facebook (24/05/18)
Do you have 2-factor authentication enabled on Facebook? @TheNextWeb explains how you can now protect your account, without giving up your phone number: https://t.co/LXavXG4gPp #security #2FA ?? pic.twitter.com/kcb7FbLYng
— Elizabeth Harmon (@Liz_Harmon) May 26, 2018
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