The conference began with CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlining new products and updates. Among others, Facebook Messenger will get a desktop app, and messages will have end-to-end encryption by default. The company also aims to highlight content from groups and stories on users’ feeds. Zuckerberg said user privacy will be a focus as the new features are rolled out. (Wired)

Talking point: The move to highlight groups is part of Facebook’s push to prioritize content from users’ friends and family, rather than from media and brands. It can benefit the company by increasing time spent on the site, which has been falling in recent months. However, Facebook’s groups have been known for connecting conspiracy theorists and effectively isolating them from outside voices. For example, in February, NBC News found that groups about the conspiracy theory Pizzagate had helped radicalize users, well after related content had been banned from other platforms like YouTube and Reddit.