Facebook today announced changes to the way it handles the removal of content from Facebook Pages that’s in violation of the social network’s Community Standards, as well as when the Page has posted items that are rated false by a third-party fact checking service. It says it will also make it harder for those whose […]
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‘Subtle asian traits’ is a place for second gen bonding, but it’s not all fun and memes
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Is there anything more real than bonding over shared trauma through Pikachu memes?
When a friend added me about a month ago, subtle asian traits had about 300,000 members. Every Asian person I know — from middle school classmates to second cousins to a handful of people I’ve matched with on Tinder — appeared to be in this massive meme conglomerate. The Facebook group has nearly tripled in membership since I joined and has ballooned to a whopping 869,000 since its creation in September.
The group, founded by a group of Asian-Australian teenagers from Melbourne, is flush with memes about boba tea, clever linguistic puns, and a joint sense of otherness. It has inspired countless spin-off groups like subtle asian eats, a platform to share mouthwatering photos of food and swap restaurant recommendations, and subtle asian dating, a matchmaking group so your mother will get off your back about finding a significant other. There’s even a subtle asian kevin traits, poking fun at the name’s inexplicable popularity among Asian parents. Read more…
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View More ‘Subtle asian traits’ is a place for second gen bonding, but it’s not all fun and memesSidestepping App Stores, Facebook Lite and Groups get Instant Games
HTML5 almost ruined Facebook when baking in the mobile web standard to speed up development slowed down the performance of the social network’s main iOS and Android apps. It eventually ditched HTML5, rebuilt the apps natively, and Facebook became one of the most powerful players in mobile. Now Facebook is giving HTML5 another shot as […]
View More Sidestepping App Stores, Facebook Lite and Groups get Instant GamesFacebook Groups can now launch up to 250-person group chats
If you miss the old AOL chat rooms, you’ll love Facebook’s plan to combine Groups and with Messenger without spamming you to death. Starting today, Facebook will gradually roll out the abilty for members of Facebook Groups to launch group chats about specific sub-topics that up to 250 members can join. A dog owners’ Group […]
View More Facebook Groups can now launch up to 250-person group chatsThe power of building grassroots communities and support groups
Deepti Doshi, Director of Community Partnerships at Facebook, speaks with five Facebook Community Leaders on why creating dedicated groups for support and friendship on the internet is so important. Read more…More about Facebook, Facebook Groups, S…
View More The power of building grassroots communities and support groupsFacebook Pages can now join Facebook Groups
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Your Facebook Page can now join members-only Facebook Groups.
In a new setting update spotted by social media aficionado Matt Navarra, Facebook is now going to let Pages on the site interact with communities through Facebook Groups.
Handy… Facebook is now letting Pages join Groups
h/t @MariSmith pic.twitter.com/aQxaExHhtr
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) September 19, 2018
Within Facebook Group settings, a new option has popped up for group owners that enables them to “allow Pages to request to join as group members.” Previously, only personal profiles could join Facebook Groups and post and comment within them. Read more…
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Illegal animal trade uncovered on Facebook in Thailand
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A wildlife trafficking watchdog is calling out Facebook for hundreds of listings of animals in Thailand.
TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring organization, is releasing a report today detailing a multiyear investigation that monitored Facebook groups that facilitated the sale of wildlife. The listings included live and dead animals, as well as animal body parts according to the BBC.
Of the over 1,500 animal listings discovered by TRAFFIC, more than half of the animals offered up for trade are protected under Thailand’s Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act. Some of the listed animals, such as the Helmeted Hornbill and the Siamese crocodile are a critically endangered species. In the case of a species like the Helmeted Hornbill and the Siamese crocodile, TRAFFIC says its critically endangered status meant that even a single creature removed from the wild would be detrimental for the species’ survival. Read more…
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View More Illegal animal trade uncovered on Facebook in ThailandFacebook quietly relaunches Apps For Groups platform after lockdown
Facebook is becoming a marketplace for enterprise apps that help Group admins manage their communities. To protect itself and its users in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook locked down the Groups API for building apps for Groups. These apps had to go through a human-reviewed approval process, and lost access to Group […]
View More Facebook quietly relaunches Apps For Groups platform after lockdownFacebook tests “subscription Groups” that charge for exclusive content
Facebook is starting to let Group admins charge $4.99 to $29.99 per month for access to special sub-Groups full of exclusive posts. A hand-picked array of parenting, cooking, and ‘organize my home’ Groups will be the first to get the chance to spawn a subscription Group open to their members. During the test, Facebook won’t be […]
View More Facebook tests “subscription Groups” that charge for exclusive contentFacebook launches new tools for Group admins, including free customer service
Facebook’s Groups are one of the social network’s most popular products, with more than 1.4 billion monthly users across tens of millions of active groups. Today, the company is rolling out a series of new features aimed at those who create and manage these groups, including customer support with answers and help provided by a […]
View More Facebook launches new tools for Group admins, including free customer serviceFacebook is launching a new Groups tab and plugin
Facebook is rolling out a new Groups tab and plugin, announced CEO Mark Zuckerberg during his opening keynote at Facebook’s F8 developer conference this morning. The addition of the new Groups tab on Facebook will make groups a more central part of the Facebook experience, the CEO explained. “In a community, you can meet new […]
View More Facebook is launching a new Groups tab and pluginFacebook’s plan to build community with hiring and $10M in grants
Facebook will award up to $1 million to five community leaders and $50,000 to 100 more to fund their ideas for how to strengthen people’s online and offline connections. Facebook will also hire double the number of engineers currently working on safety-related causes in its London office. These were a few of the big announcements made at today’s Facebook Communities Summit Europe.… Read More