“People’s opinions about Facebook are a mixed bag. For some, the social media site is an essential tool for keeping in touch with friends and family around the globe, interacting with common-interest groups and getting news.”
Leaked photo of Meta’s upcoming smartwatch reveals Apple Watch-esque design
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Facebook Messenger becomes the third non-Google app to reach 5 billion installs on the Play Store
“With the popularity of Android, plenty of applications have managed to cross over the one billion installs threshold on the Play Store. It’s a lot more selective in the five billion-plus club, which only two non-Google apps have ever succeeded in joining.”
Cybercriminals Bought Facebook Ads for a Fake Clubhouse App That Was Riddled With Malware
“Cybercriminals have been pushing Facebook users to download a Clubhouse app “for PC,” something that doesn’t exist. The app is actually a trojan designed to inject malware into your computer.”
The Personal Data of Over 533M Facebook Users Has Been Posted Online
“Names, locations, and phone numbers are all available as part of this massive data leak.”
Digital Duplicity: The Social Media Purge Exposes Net Neutrality’s True Goal
“For nearly two decades, Silicon Valley made net neutrality its highest policy priority. Under the banner of a “free and open” internet, Google, Facebook, and Twitter sought regulations to ensure the uninterrupted flow of information by treating every bit equally. Or so they said.”
WhatsApp: Let us share your data with Facebook or else
“In a surprise move, WhatsApp recently gave many of its users a difficult choice: they could either accept a revised privacy policy that explicit allowed the service to share information with parent company Facebook by February 8th, or decline and risk not being able to use the service at all.”
Facebook begins merging Instagram and Messenger chats in new update
“Facebook appears to flipping the switch on integrating the chat systems for Instagram and Messenger.”
Why You Should Stop Using Facebook Messenger
“If you’re one of the hundreds of millions using Facebook Messenger, then now would be a good time to think about alternatives.”
You Can Finally See All Of The Info Facebook Collected About You From Other Websites
“Users will now be able to see the reach of Facebook’s tracking outside of the social network through a new tool called “Off-Facebook Activity,” which Mark Zuckerberg announced as “Clear History” more than a year ago.”
