These two interesting infographics developed byOgilvydemonstrate the size and potential of Facebook in Asia. It is well known (and much quoted) that, were it a country, Facebook would be the third most populated in the world. But did you know that, if it were a country in Asia (based on its Asian userbase), it would be the region’s fourth largest? As shown in the graphic below—originally posted by Ogilvy’sThomas Crampton—only China, India and Indonesia eclipse Facebook’s 179 million Asian ‘population’....

While we don’t know what kind of devices the company will release under the program, it told The Verge that it’s planning to launcha pair of smart glasses in partnership with Ray-Ban. However, there won’t be any integrated display, so don’t expect any AR shenanigans. Facebook told the publication that these glasses would be a step in its overall AR work. The company’s VP of reality labs,Andrew Bosworth, gave a statement describing a vision of the smart glasses, but it doesn’t tell us much:...

The Facebook transformation we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived. No, Mark Zuckerberg hasn’t resigned. And no, the company hasn’t been broken up. It’s a lot more significant than that. Facebook has changed the name of its holding company! Zuckerberg announced atFacebook Connecton Thursday that the company shall now be known as… drum roll please… Meta I must admit, I’m disappointed. I had high hopes that Facebook would followour name suggestionsof “Nothing Suspicious Going On Here™“or” ....

Facebook is taking the ‘optional’ tag off of its new profile for users and is hanging a ‘mandatory’ tag in its place. Facebook, starting today isrolling out the new profiles for everyone. According to the social giant hundreds of millions of people voluntarily chose to switch over before today. The month of December was the new profile’s beta period. If you missed out on all the fireworks when the new design was revealed, let ustake you back....

Facebook is subverting democracy again — and it’s doing it on purpose How democracy can be subverted online According toThe New York Times, earlier this year US intelligence officials warned Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential campaign, with the goal of seeing President Donald Trump re-elected. This was corroborated byfindingsfrom the US Brennan Centre for Justice. A research team led by journalism and communications professor Young Mie Kim identified a range of Facebook troll accounts deliberately sowing division “by targeting both the left and right, with posts to foment outrage, fear, and hostility....