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The Apple privacy offensive continues — and Google and Facebook are shook
Technology giants are shook because the Apple privacy strategy is rolling on. Bet they rue the day iOS 14 was ever announced. ...
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Signal has better privacy policies than WhatsApp or Telegram — here’s why
WhatsApp made one of its most controversial changes to its privacy policy last week. The new policy gives the app more freedom to integrate with Facebook and let users chat with businesses easily; this also means the app will collect a lot of your data. Because of this change, ...
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Here’s what that WhatsApp privacy policy pop-up means for you
If you use WhatsApp, you probably spotted a pop-up on your phone sometime in the last 24 hours, suggesting that the service has updated its privacy policy — and promptly clicked the button at the bottom to proceed. If you read more closely, you'll have learned that and users ...
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FTC announces lawsuit against Facebook for 'illegal monopolization'
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced its lawsuit against Facebook alleging the company has formed an illegal monopoly based on anticompetitive practices. According to a notice from the FTC, the suit involves the company's Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp services ...
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Facebook India’s controversial policy chief quits — will it now stop hate speech from politicians?
Facebook India's controversial policy director, Ankhi Das, has left the company in order to pursue a career in public service. Das was famously alleged to play a crucial role in stopping moderators from removing posts from India’s ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) that incited communal ...
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What audience intelligence data tells us about the 2020 US presidential election
In an election year that seems to be filled with more drama, public health crises, protests, natural disasters, scandals, and gaffes than ever before, everyone is on the edge of their seats to find out who will become the next US president. But with a first presidential debate ...
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Facebook bans Holocaust denial posts, reversing original stance
Facebook finally adds Holocaust denial and distortion to its list of banned topics, two years after Zuckerberg infamously ...
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Instagram Threads is now basically a dedicated message app
Instagram has updated Threads to allow you to use it to message anyone on Instagram and not just your close friends, making ...
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Facebook and Instagram just banned all QAnon accounts, "even if they contain no violent content"
Back in August, Facebook announced it would begin banning posts related to the QAnon conspiracy movement that supported acts ...
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Facebook announces the Oculus Quest 2, starting at $299
Facebook announced at today's Connect AR/VR event that it's releasing a new VR headset: specifically, an updated version ...
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Facebook patched a bug that let anyone find out which private groups you've joined
Facebook recently patched two bugs in its systems that let a non-member check if you're a part of a certain group and draw ...
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Marketers: Change how you approach social media in the post-COVID-19 world
The pandemic has opened up opportunities for marketers to boost engagement on social media, but only if you pay attention ...
