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Facebook cuts off access to API platform for ‘hundreds of thousands’ of inactive apps

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Rokas Tenys / Shutterstock.com Facebook reports it has cut off access to its API platform for hundreds of thousands of inactive apps that were not submitted for review by the August 1 deadline. App developers received a reminder last month that any apps using the following APIs had until August 1 to resubmit their app […]

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Facebook reminds developers deadline for app reviews is less than a month away

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Facebook is reminding developers that in order to keep access to a number of APIs, the app review deadline is August 1. Developers wanting to retain their access to any of the following APIs for existing apps will need to submit their apps for review and “re-request” permission to use the APIs: Facebook Login outside

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Apps must now pass review process before getting access to Facebook’s Marketing API

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Facebook announced a new list of updates to its app development platform today, a regular occurrence since the company suspended Cambridge Analytica for using an app to exploit and harvest user data. Per today’s announcement, apps now must undergo a new review process before getting access to Facebook’s Marketing API, the tool that allows developers

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Facebook enables marketers to set up app event tracking without having to add code

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App developers and marketers now have access to a Codeless App Events Setup feature within the Facebook SDK Marketing Kit that lets them set up app event tracking on things like app registrations and purchases without having to create code. “It simplifies the setup process by enabling marketers to add, modify and remove events with

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Facebook’s latest data faux pas: app analytics reports sent to the wrong people

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Facebook’s data security issues have turned into a nonstop game of whack-a-mole. After having to alert 14 million users that their privacy settings had been switched to public because of a bug earlier this month, Facebook confirms it sent app analytics reports to people outside of the intended app development companies. “This week, an alarmed

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Instagram moves on YouTube with IGTV launch, opening platform to hour-long videos

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Instagram is opening its doors to long-form video, making it possible for all users to upload hour-long video content that will live within the app on its new IGTV platform and a newly launched IGTV standalone app. The Facebook-owned company announced IGTV during an event in San Francisco on Wednesday, also sharing the news that

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Facebook takes fight against fake news to more countries & ups machine learning efforts around bad actors

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Facebook is continuing its efforts to fight fake news and stop the spread of false information on the platform. Today, the company announced a number of new initiatives to reduce activity by bad actors on the site, from expanding its fact-checking operations to more countries to using machine learning to find foreign Pages that share

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Facebook updates Custom Audience list requirements to create more ad transparency

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Facebook is making changes to the way advertisers manage their Custom Audience lists to give users more transparency about why they see the ads that are displayed in their News Feed. Beginning July 2, advertisers will have to specify the origin of the audience’s information when uploading a Custom Audience list (the contact lists advertisers

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Facebook shared user data with Chinese company identified as posing a national security threat

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LJZ / Shutterstock.com Raise your hand if Facebook shared user data with you — because the list keeps growing. Days after learning the company had shared user information with at least 60 different device makers — including Apple, Samsung, Blackberry, Microsoft and Amazon — more names from that list have surfaced. The list includes Chinese

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Facebook’s latest on fake news, misinformation campaigns & user privacy

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Following Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before the EU Parliament on Tuesday to address the company’s mishandling of user data, Facebook published three separate announcements covering its current efforts to stop the spread of fake news, fight misinformation campaigns and protect user safety. The overlap between these three issues has been a focus for Facebook

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