Facebook-Warner Music partnership deal

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Topped by an E-Ink display and designed with provisions for 4G connectivity, the device is primarily a call-and-messaging phone that can be used to access basic information like weather updates, get online maps-based directions to destinations and access ride-sharing services.

Currently being funded in Indiegogo, the device has drawn a following especially among parents who aren't keen on giving their kids a full-featured smartphone and the distractions these come with. More information on the “Light Phone 2” is hosted on its official Indigogo profile page.

Last week, Facebook has inked a partnership deal with Warner Music, bolstering an extension feature that allows Facebook users to post content with music by Warner-signed artists.

The deal came a few months after the social media giant signed a similar agreement with the Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV Music.

The agreement basically arms Facebook and Instagram users with the capacity to post content or send messages with music by talents under the social networks' partner recording labels.

Tech pundits were quick to describe the deal as an expansion of Facebook's foray into music streaming and music licensing, characterizing the move as its newest gambit in its ongoing rivalry with YouTube and its musicoriented offerings.

Reception on the development has largely been