According to Facebook, the new machine learning tools have reduced the amount of time terrorist content -- reported by its users stays on the platform.
The Portal sports a 10-inch 1280 x 800 display and is priced at $199, while the Portal+ comes with a 15-inch 1920 x 1080 pivoting display, priced at $349.
There is no specific date announced by Facebook on the final availability of the feature.
According to the company, the blocked accounts were suspected of engaging in "coordinated inauthentic behaviour" from foreign entities into the US mid-term elections.
The breach was first discovered in September and the messages were reportedly obtained through unnamed rogue browser extensions.
The report claimed hackers offered to sell access for 10 cents per account. However, their advert has since been taken offline, it said.
The announcement follows Facebook's launch of its first self-branded hardware - a pair of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered smart video chat devices, Portal and Portal +.
The fine by the country's independent data watchdog related to the American social media giant's role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal, which hit the headlines earlier this year.
Facebook's Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technology has helped in getting rid of 8.7 million child sexual images from its platform in the past three months.
Adding a song to a photo or video on Facebook works, in the same way, the feature functions on Instagram. Just take a photo or video, tap on the sticker icon and select the music sticker.
Tapping into Messenger 4's "People" tab will help its 1.3 billion monthly users find friends, catch up on people's Stories, and see everyone who is active at that time.
Days after President Donald Trump’s surprise victory, Mr. Zuckerberg brushed off assertions that the outcome had been influenced by fictional news stories on Facebook, calling the idea “pretty crazy”.
Facebook said that it was planning to set up a task force comprising "hundreds of people" ahead of the 2019 general elections in India.
Apart from facilitating video-chat, the device could also help Facebook compete with the likes of Apple and Amazon in the TV-segment.
Sunny Gupta was convicted for a Facebook post that he had allegedly written arguing why Hindus should refrain from visiting the Ajmer Sharif dargah.
This will allow users to retract sent messages from their inbox, as well as the entire chat thread.
Facebook has been quick to let users check exactly what was accessed. But beyond learning what information the attackers accessed, there's relatively little that users can do — beyond, that is, watching out for suspicious emails or texts.
Originally Facebook said 50 million accounts could have been affected, but Facebook didn't know if they had been misused.
Facebook's new update would also facilitate audio and video calls accommodating up to 50 members at once.
Facebook would also allow users to view 3D photos in VR via "Oculus Go" browser or Firefox on Oculus Rift. This feature will be available for everyone in the coming weeks.
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