Social media platform Meta, formerly Facebook, has started sending out notification to users about privacy policy update which it will roll out from July 26, the company said on Thursday.

Facebook informs users rollout of updated privacy policy from July 26

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that people can now send and receive messages from their face through smart glasses. Facebook Messenger has introduced a software update in Ray Ban smart glasses which will help people send and hear messages.

Now, people can send and receive messages from their face through smart glasses

The National Crime Agency (NCA) of Britain has warned that Facebook's plan to encrypt its messages can prevent detection of child abuse. The social media giant's end-to-end encryption can hamper access to ''incisive technology'' according to NCA's director Rob Jones.

UK: National Crime Agency warns Facebook's encryption can prevent detection of child abuse

Facebook said on Tuesday that it will stop advertisers from targetting users under 18 years based on their activity on other sites. There was a slew of announcements about young users from the social media giant.

Facebook to restrict ad targetting of users under 18

The encrypted messaging app Signal, recommended by Tesla's Elon Musk, appeared to have been blocked in China on Tuesday, closing off one of the last US social media platforms still freely available in the country.

Encrypted messaging app Signal no longer working in China

In a bid to help struggling small businesses during coronavirus pandemic, Facebook has introduced with free tools for creating online "Shops" to help set up a single online store for customers to access on both Facebook and Instagram.

Facebook launches new shopping feature for small businesses

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of the WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services and incorporate end-to-end encryption into these apps, the New York Times reported on Friday.

Mark Zuckerberg to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger: Report

The new feature will take several months to launch

After secretly deleting Zuckerberg's messages, Facebook to launch unsend a message feature for everyone

The world's largest social media company looks to further monetize its popular chat service

Facebook to expand revenue from Messenger advertisement

With the virtual assistant M, Facebook ramps up its efforts in artificial intelligence

Facebook launches digital assistant for Messenger users in US

Facebook has started rolling out the Group Video Chat feature in Messenger for Android, iOS and the web.

You can now video chat with up to 50 people on Facebook Messenger