So companies like Facebook, Google, Twitter and YouTube had to work directly with operating system and device manufacturers to get their products into people's hands," Archibong said. "This took a lot of time -- and Facebook was not able to get to everyone. "We are not aware of any abuse by these companies," Archibong said, adding that the device partnerships very different from the public APIs used by third-party developers who used the Facebook information people shared with them to build completely new experiences.Facebook said that it had already ended 22 of the device partnerships. "Now that iOS and Android are so popular, fewer people rely on these APIs to create bespoke Facebook experiences. We've already ended 22 of these partnerships," Archibong said.

Source: Economic Times June 04, 2018 06:00 UTC