Facebook discontinues Live Shopping feature

Facebook is discontinuing its Live Shopping feature soon. This feature allowed shoppers to buy directly from live streams on the social network. Facebook Live Shopping will be completely shut down as of October 1, 2022. From that date, Live Shopping events on the app will go away. Facebook Live will still be around, but you won't be able to create and sell products during the live broadcast. 

According to the company, consumer behaviour is changing, with users focusing on short format videos. That's why it'll buckle down on Instagram Reels, which gets a similar option of tagging products in the video. Similarly, TikTok has abandoned plans to bring its Live Shopping experience to other regions. While it's lucrative in its home market in China, it hasn't been quite as popular when tested in the UK.

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Facebook will actually let you see posts of your loved ones in new Feeds tab

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Facebook could actually be a place to stay in touch with your loved ones now. Meta is introducing a new Feeds tab "where you can see posts from your friends, groups, Pages, and more separately in chronological order." If that seems familiar, that was basically what Facebook was for before it focused on showing you curated content. This option will help you find what your friends and favourite accounts are up to. 

This new Feeds tab is divided further into sections like Favourites, Friends, Groups, Pages, and more. This new tab has begun rolling out, but you might have to wait a bit if it hasn't shown up for you.

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Facebook locks out users who didn't activate Facebook Protect before deadline

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If you don't know what Facebook Protect is, the product might not be geared towards you. But then, it might have been built for you, but you missed the email announcing what it was. Early this month, some Facebook users received a mysterious spam-like email with the header: "Your account requires advanced security from Facebook Protect." The said email was sent from the email address security@facebookmail.com, which kind of looks like a common form of spam. 

That email said these users needed to turn on the Facebook Protect feature (which they could do by clicking on the link in the suspicious-looking email) by a specific date, or they'll be locked out. This feature was launched by Facebook as a "security program for groups of people that are more likely to be targeted by malicious hackers, such as human rights defenders, journalists, and government officials."

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Facebook's Ray-Ban Stories doubles recording time to 60 seconds

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As Facebook brings its Ray-Ban Stories to more markets, the company updates the smart glasses to add new features. A significant update is the increase of its recording capability from 30 seconds to 60 seconds. Also, the Facebook View app adds language support for French, Spanish, German, and Dutch. The glasses can also now understand voice commands in French and Italian so that you can take photos and videos hands-free. And if its low batt or you've used up all its storage, the Ray-Ban Stories now has audible notifications.

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