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Facebook ousts hundreds of fake news accounts tied to Russia
Facebook today removed multiple accounts, Pages, groups, and Instagram profiles that were related to Russian networks. The ...
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Report: WhatsApp surpasses Facebook as the social network's most popular app
In recent years, Facebook has arguably been the most popular app in a lot of major markets across the globe. However, WhatsApp, ...
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Study shows Facebook users still don’t understand tracking
The Pew Research Center today released the results of its latest survey of Facebook users, this time about the ad categories ...
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Instagram now lets you easily share your posts across multiple accounts
Instagram is introducing an official regram feature to its iOS app, so you can share the same post from multiple accounts ...
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No, Samsung isn't pre-installing Facebook on your phone
Early this morning, Bloomberg reported that Samsung doesn't let users uninstall the Facebook app from some of its phones. The story states that Facebook's app comes pre-installed in select Samsung devices and users can only disable it, but can't delete it from their phones. However, ...
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Mark Zuckerberg resolves to hold public talks on the future of tech this year
In 2019, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg intends to "host a series of public discussions about the future of technology in society." ...
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How to quietly ditch people you follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Ever wished you could discreetly filter certain people out of your social media feeds? We feel you, and we're here to help you do just that ...
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Elections, fake news, and spam: WhatsApp has a tough year ahead in India next year
In India, most people won't ask you for a business card to get your contact info. Instead, they'll ask you if you use WhatsApp. Your neighborhood grocer will accept orders for home delivering your weekly shopping list through the app. Your extended family - all 75 of your cousins, ...
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Depressing lessons 2018's endless data breaches taught us
In the days after Facebook's September announcement about a bug that may have compromised 90 million users – yes, that ...
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Facebook's latest privacy stumble gave big tech access to your messages
Facebook became embroiled in yet another privacy scandal before the holidays, this time centering around access it allegedly ...
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How to delete Facebook without losing your friends and photos
Casey Neistat wrote an article back in 2014 how he 'fixed' his Facebook by unfriending people who shared too much. I ...
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How numb are we to Facebook's fuck-ups at this point?
What would have been a PR nightmare last year is just a blip on the radar for Facebook in 2018.
