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We accidentally recreated old Facebook

amr_shawky — Sun, 10 May 2026 15:41:31 +0000

Article URL: https://amrshawky.com/posts/we-accidentally-recreated-fb/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48084852

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Facebook Reveals Its Smart Glasses' Nerve-Tracking Wristband Tech (2021)

Eridanus2 — Sun, 10 May 2026 10:32:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-reveals-its-smart-glasses-nerve-tracking-wristband-tech-18664390/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48082674

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

FB >> HTTPS://Www.facebook.com/EndoPeakGet/

jarrykyll — Sun, 10 May 2026 10:22:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.facebook.com/EndoPeakGet

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48082622

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Mark Zuckerberg Told 8k Employees Their Layoffs Are a Line Item in AI Bill

spankibalt — Sun, 10 May 2026 01:03:41 +0000

Article URL: https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/05/08/mark-zuckerberg-just-told-8000-employees-their-layoffs-are-a-line-item-in-his-145-billion-ai-bill/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48079938

Points: 9

# Comments: 5

Instagram DMs Lose End-to-End Encryption Starting Today

0in — Sat, 09 May 2026 23:20:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/08/instagram-end-to-end-encryption/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48079289

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

Meta can read your Instagram DMs starting Friday

mgh2 — Sat, 09 May 2026 13:55:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/meta-can-read-your-instagram-dms-starting-friday-one-step-could-protect-you

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48075005

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Instagram DMs Lose End-to-End Encryption Starting Today

7777777phil — Sat, 09 May 2026 07:50:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/08/instagram-end-to-end-encryption/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48072893

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Whistling-only WhatsApp groups are taking off in Brazil

sahar_builds — Sat, 09 May 2026 05:24:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/brazil-craze-whistling-only-whatsapp-groups

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48072050

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Meta Shuts Down End-to-End Encryption for Instagram Messaging

tcp_handshaker — Fri, 08 May 2026 21:47:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.pcmag.com/news/meta-shuts-down-end-to-end-encryption-for-instagram-dms-messaging

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48069192

Points: 330

# Comments: 221

Jan Koum, WhatsApp founder donates record $200M to Shaare Zedek Hospital

myth_drannon — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:46:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/whatsapp-founder-donates-record-200-million-to-shaare-zedek

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48064014

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Instagram is dropping end-to-end encrypted chats

franciscojs — Fri, 08 May 2026 12:32:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/08/instagram-is-dropping-end-to-end-encrypted-chats-this-is-what-is-changing

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48062140

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Ask HN: Ads on WhatsApp?

chistev — Fri, 08 May 2026 10:21:34 +0000

Is any place safe? They engulf everything...eventually.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48061116

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

Why I'm giving up on Facebook (2017)

chistev — Fri, 08 May 2026 06:46:04 +0000

Article URL: http://blog.afandian.com/2017/01/why-i-am-giving-up-on-facebook/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48059516

Points: 9

# Comments: 2

Mining WhatsApp, WeChat, Alibaba, Gmail to Create a Unified Supplier Dashboard

idopmstuff — Thu, 07 May 2026 15:51:20 +0000

Article URL: https://theautomatedoperator.substack.com/p/mining-whatsapp-wechat-alibaba-and

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48050888

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Facebook Buying Instagram For $1B.(2012)

downbad_ — Wed, 06 May 2026 08:58:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bgr.com/general/facebook-paying-1-billion-for-instagram/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48033928

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

Sendapi.co – One API for WhatsApp, SMS, and Email

nimana — Wed, 06 May 2026 01:20:09 +0000

Article URL: https://sendapi.co/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48030995

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

Zuckerberg 'personally authorized' Meta's copyright infringement, publishers say

jethronethro — Tue, 05 May 2026 22:07:18 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/meta-mark-zuckerberg-ai-publishers-lawsuit-llama-5609846d4d840014974a847b01079c32

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48029334

Points: 155

# Comments: 6

Zuckerberg 'Personally Authorized and Encouraged' Meta's Copyright Infringement

spankibalt — Tue, 05 May 2026 18:04:25 +0000

https://apnews.com/article/meta-mark-zuckerberg-ai-publisher...

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48026207

Points: 494

# Comments: 452

Five Publishers and Scott Turow Sue Meta and Mark Zuckerberg

thm — Tue, 05 May 2026 16:10:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/books/publishers-turow-meta-zuckerberg-lawsuit-copyright.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48024460

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

fraXis — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:49:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/psa-instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-8/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48024160

Points: 103

# Comments: 52