Facebook F8 kicks off: What to expect, how to watch Zuckerberg's keynote live
The developers conference will kick off in San Jose, California at 10:30 pm IST.
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The social network will live stream the keynote on its F8 website.
After a year marked by several scandal, controveries, and questions raised, Facebook is back to host its annual developers conference, F8. The tech giant's conference will kick off in San Jose, California at 10:30 pm IST, with Zuckerberg delivering the keynote address.
The Facbeook CEO is expected to reveal details about his new "privacy-focused" vision for the social network at the event. He's also likely to do his best to bat away Facebook's growing array of critics, emboldened regulators and competitors. Zuckerberg and his lieutenant Sheryl Sandberg have apologised repeatedly over the past year for an array of mishaps over privacy, data misuse and security problems.
Zuckerberg is expected to reveal details about his new "privacy-focused" vision for the social network at the event.
Last week, the company said it is setting aside $3 billion to cover a possible fine from the Federal Trade Commission over privacy violations. Facebook has also suffered hacks, allowed hate speech and live-streamed mass-shooting horror.
Zuckerberg is likely to focus on Facebook's future by emphasising private messaging, Facebook's role in "communities", and harnessing artificial intelligence to improve discourse.
The event is also expected to see updates about Instagram and Messenger being announced.
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The social network will live stream the keynote on its F8 website. Users can also log on to the site and watch the event on the Facebook For Developers page.
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F8 Developer Conference was a power-packed event for Facebook after the recent Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The social media platform giant pledged to build its way out of the worst-ever privacy debacle, and introduced a series of features and updates to improve user experience.
The company is also building a new privacy control - clear history - which will enable users to delete browsing history.
Moreover, internet celebrity Pomeranian, Jiff, also made an appearance at the event.
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