Facebook Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Shutdown of facial recognition ==== On November 2, 2021, Facebook announced it would shut down its facial recognition technology and delete the data on over a billion users.<ref>{{cite news|last=Metz|first=Rachel|title=Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/02/tech/facebook-shuts-down-facial-recognition/index.html|access-date=November 3, 2021|website=[[CNN]]|archive-date=November 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103001519/https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/02/tech/facebook-shuts-down-facial-recognition/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Meta later announced plans to implement the technology as well as other biometric systems in its future products, such as the [[metaverse]].<ref name="BIFacialRecog">{{cite web |last=Hamilton |first=Isobel Asher |title=Meta says it's getting rid of facial recognition on Facebook — but that won't apply to the metaverse |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-metaverse-meta-facial-recognition-zuckerberg-2021-11 |date=November 4, 2021 |access-date=November 10, 2021 |website=[[Business Insider]] |archive-date=November 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110130323/https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-metaverse-meta-facial-recognition-zuckerberg-2021-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> The shutdown of the technology will reportedly also stop Facebook's automated alt text system, used to transcribe media on the platform for visually impaired users.<ref name="BIFacialRecog" /> In February 2023, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta would start selling blue "verified" badges on Instagram and Facebook.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dellatto |first=Marisa |title=Meta Launching $12-Per-Month Verification Service—Following Twitter's Lead |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/02/19/meta-launching-12-per-month-verification-service-following-twitters-lead/ |access-date=March 24, 2023 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330152714/https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2023/02/19/meta-launching-12-per-month-verification-service-following-twitters-lead/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page