WhatsApp limits message forwarding in response to lynchings
New restrictions in the WhatsApp messaging app are designed to combat a spate of mob lynchings. Continue reading WhatsApp limits message forwarding in response to lynchings
Category Archives: Social networks
Facebook refuses to remove fake news, but will demote it
Facebook last week grappled with journalists’ questions about how serious its fight against fakery is, given it puts up with InfoWars. Continue reading Facebook refuses to remove fake news, but will demote it
Twitter pops a lot of famous people’s follower bubbles
It wiped out accounts locked due to misbehavior, obliterating about 4 followers for non-famous mortals and millions for the glitterati. Continue reading Twitter pops a lot of famous people’s follower bubbles
Facebook ordered to let grieving mother in to dead daughter’s account
The girl’s parents want access to her account to see if her death was the result of cyberbullying. Continue reading Facebook ordered to let grieving mother in to dead daughter’s account
Why the airplane romance that went viral should worry everyone
Covert footage taken of two strangers on a plane went viral as people mooned over The Lovebirds In The Air (And Mucho Spying) Affair. Continue reading Why the airplane romance that went viral should worry everyone
Facebook gave certain companies special access to customer data
What do Mail.ru, Nissan, Spotify, and Nike have in common? They were all afforded temporary extensions to access private Facebook data API. Continue reading Facebook gave certain companies special access to customer data
Facebook and Google accused of manipulating us with “dark patterns”
Privacy advocates are concerned that tech giants are using design patterns that discourage us from exercising our rights to privacy. Continue reading Facebook and Google accused of manipulating us with “dark patterns”
Are you happy with this technology that Facebook’s developing?
New patents suggest Facebook’s going to soon know when you’re asleep, when you’re awake, and is going to have a good guess at when you’re going to die. Continue reading Are you happy with this technology that Facebook’s developing?
Twitter introduces another way for you to better secure your account
Twitter has added the ability to authenticate to the service using hardware tokens such as Yubico’s YubiKey. Continue reading Twitter introduces another way for you to better secure your account
Twitter gets physical – with support for hardware security keys
Twitter has given millions of users a way of making their accounts even harder to hack, with the introduction of support for physical keys. Most Twitter users protect their accounts in the traditional way: username and password. As with any other inter… Continue reading Twitter gets physical – with support for hardware security keys