Facebook’s latest transparency report is out. The social media giant said the number of government demands for user data increased by 16% to 128,617 demands during the first-half of this year compared to the second-half of last year.…
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Facebook is copycatting features from its most worrisome competitor again. Facebook-owned Instagram is now rolling out a version of virtual karaoke much like TikTok. Called Reels, the feature is launching today in Brazil, where Instagram…
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Facebook has faced a barrage of concern over an apparent bug that resulted in the social media giant’s iPhone app exposing the camera as users scroll through their feed. A tweet over the weekend blew up after Joshua Maddux tweeted a screen…
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Facebook said on Tuesday it was launching Facebook Pay, a unified payment service through which users across its platforms including WhatsApp and Instagram can make payments without exiting the app. The social network said the service…
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After going through tests for the last few months, Twitter is now expanding the feature to allow more users to follow specific topics. Essentially, users can follow topics or interests on the platform that are being discussed rather than…
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A Dutch court has ruled that Facebook can be required to use filter technologies to identify and pre-emptively take down fake ads linked to crypto currency scams that carry the image of a media personality, John de Mol, and other well…
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Instagram will pay for celebrities’ video production for IGTV, but its contract stipulates the performers “must not include content about social issues, elections, or politics,” according to Bloomberg News. IGTV is Instagram’s answer to…
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Apple has removed the app Like Patrol from its App Store, several days after Instagram sent a cease-and-desist letter to the developers for violating its policies against data collection. The app encouraged spying on loved ones and keeping…
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Instagram continues to tweak its user experience, recently making changes such as removing the following tab and promoting the new version of the explore tab in its place. Now, the company has begun testing out one of its most…
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What happens when you mix VSCO film-inspired presets with Snapchat’s augmented reality lenses? AR film effects like light leaks and flares. On Friday, November 8, VSCO announced the popular editing app’s first Snapchat lens, created in a…
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Leaked documents from a lawsuit filed by a now-defunct startup Six4Three on Facebook shows some 700 pages revealing how Facebook leveraged user data against rivals and offered it up as a sop to friends.NBC News reported how Facebook’s…
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The allegations of spying by former Twitter employees for Saudi Arabia underscore the risks for Silicon Valley firms holding sensitive data which make the platforms ripe for espionage. The two Saudis and one US citizen allegedly worked…
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Even after Facebook locked down its Groups API in April 2018 to keep developers from accessing user data – including the names and profile pictures of people in specific, sometimes secret, groups – roughly 100 developers might still have…
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It was in April this year, that Instagram was first reported to be working on removing likes from its platform. In July, Instagram had officially come out to say that it’s “running a test that hides the total number of likes and video…
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Facebook has called upon users to report any materials that fall through the cracks despite not conforming to the platform’s rules on political advertising. Facebook has admitted it is unable to track all political adverts on its…
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Facebook is reportedly working on facial-recognition software that would verify the identities of users trying to access the app.  Jane Manchun Wong, a technology blogger and app researcher who unlocks features before they launch, tweeted…
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Twitter is about to roll out a new Topics feature to help users find a greater selection of content across a range of subjects. Following several months of testing, Topics will launch globally on November 13 and for the first time will…
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Facebook began cutting off access to user data for app developers from 2012 to squash potential rivals while presenting the move to the general public as a boon for user privacy, according to court documents reviewed by Reuters. Some…
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WASHINGTON: Two former employees of Twitter Inc and a third man from Saudi Arabia face U.S. charges of spying for the kingdom by digging up private user data and giving it to Saudi officials in exchange for payment, according to a…
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Twitter is considering drastically changing how retweets and tags work. Twitter’s Vice President of design and research, Dantley Davis, has revealed that the company is exploring several changes over how the fundamentals of conversation…
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Facebook has revealed that around 100 software partners or simply developers had unauthorized access to user information. This was discovered when the social media giant was conducting a review of the data it shares with its software…
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Facebook will outline on Wednesday an expanded test of encryption on its Messenger platform, moving ahead with a controversial plan for enhanced security that regulators and government officials warn will aid criminals. Executives told…
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Twitter leadership has made it a goal of the last few years to be more transparent about its decision-making and to provide more detailed road maps for when new features and other big changes come to the platform. Just look at CEO Jack…
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Social media platforms like Facebook have become increasingly popular as a conduit for electoral manipulation and mass surveillance, according to new research. The Freedom on the Net 2019 report, published by the Freedom House non-profit…
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Facebook on Monday unveiled a new logo to represent the Silicon Valley company, distinct from its core social network. The move aims to highlight the Facebook “brand” which operates a range of apps and services including messaging,…
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