"I was scammed out of £17,000 on Instagram"
Since the pandemic hit the UK, reports of investment scams targeting Instagram users have risen 50%......»»
Russia Asks Court To Label Facebook, Instagram as "Extremist"
Russian prosecutors have asked a court to ban Meta Platforms's Facebook and Instagram as "extremist," Interfax reported, the latest move in a growing crackdown on social networks. From a report: Authorities blocked access to Facebook last week under.....»»
Facebook temporarily allows posts on Ukraine war calling for violence against "Russian invaders"
Meta Platforms will allow Facebook and Instagram users in some countries to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukraine invasion, according to internal emails seen by Reuters on Thursday, in a temporary chang.....»»
Instagram launches new feature to help credit Black creators
Instagram wants to make it easier to credit Black creators, and its new enhanced tags for posts might be a step in the right direction. The enhanced tagging feature lets Instagram users show additional information on "People Tags" on their posts. Be.....»»
Ormeus Coin"s John, Tina Barksdale Scammed Investors, Feds Say
An anonymous reader quotes a report from GIzmodo: Ormeus is a cryptocurrency that was launched in 2017, the brainchild of John and Tina Barksdale -- two siblings and self-identified crypto marketers -- who are now facing federal securities charges in.....»»
Instagram pulls stand-alone Hyperlapse, Boomerang apps
A week after retiring the IGTV app, Instagram has now removed stand-alone apps for Boomerang and Hyperlapse effects from several app stores......»»
All the best sex toys for women
If Instagram is to be believed, then self care for women basically amounts to face masks and daily affirmation apps. Hot take: Sex toys are the ultimate self-care purchase.Orgasms release oxytocin, the anti-stress hormone that gets you warm and fuzzy.....»»
Instagram just killed the IGTV app — now it’s up to TikTok
It's curtains for Instagram's IGTV app as the company pulls the plug on the video-sharing platform......»»
China censors Olympic gold medalist"s defense of China"s internet censorship on Instagram
Eileen Gu, age 18, just became the youngest ever Olympic gold medalist in freestyle skiing. However, Gu's accomplishments at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are hardly what anyone's talking about.The freestyle skier is under fire for recent comme.....»»
"Meta Wouldn"t Tell Us How It Enforces Its Rules In VR, So We Ran A Test"
To test Meta's Horizon World (their new social VR platform), BuzzFeed News created an area that was "filled with content banned from Facebook and Instagram." "Content moderators said the world was fine — until we told Meta's PR team about it......»»
Meta Renews Warning to E.U. It Will Be Forced to Pull Facebook
The company's latest comments highlight the increasing tension between the social media company and lawmakers over the ownership of user data. Meta Platforms Inc. has once again threatened to pull Facebook and Instagram from Europe if it.....»»
Meta says it is not threatening to pull Facebook and Instagram from Europe
Reports earlier this week revealed that in its annual report to the US securities and exchange commission, Meta wrote about its concerns over rules governing data transfer between countries, which are under scrutiny from regulators......»»
Black Instagram users" propensity for political posts
In a time when Americans have largely retreated to their own political corners on social media, it's hardly surprising that they tend to share more political content on platforms where they believe they are among the like-minded......»»
Meta may be forced to shutter Facebook, Instagram in EU
Stringent data privacy rules under GDPR have the company in a tight spot. Enlarge Meta says it may have to abandon the European Union. The note was buried in the company’s annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Comm.....»»
Meta says it could shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe
London financial newspaper CityAM explains that Meta had used the transatlantic data transfer framework called Privacy Shield as the legal basis to transfer data on European users from the continent onto US servers, but the treaty was annulled in 202.....»»
Meta Threatens To Pull Facebook and Instagram From Europe If It Can"t Target Ads
"Facebook is threatening it will simply pull out of Europe altogether if it is no longer able to share data about European users with its U.S. operations, applications, and data centres," reports ITWire. It's customary for regulatory filings to pre.....»»
Instagram and Whatsapp stalker"s lies "ruined my life for years"
Women who were targeted by Matthew Hardy speak about the impact of his avalanche of messages......»»
How Apple"s Privacy Push Cost Meta $10 Billion
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Economist: Pop-up notifications are often annoying. For Meta, one in Apple's iOS operating system, which powers iPhones, is a particular headache. On February 2nd Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, t.....»»
Facebook records a drop in daily users for the first time ever
After years of scandals, congressional hearings, and generally bad vibes, it seems like people are finally (and slowly) leaving Facebook behind.Meta, the new name for the parent company that encompasses Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus, rele.....»»
Social media scammers stole a huge amount of money in 2021
Scammers targeting social media apps such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter stole at least $770 million from victims in 2021......»»
We Can’t Get Enough Of Cameron Hughes’ Mechanical Transforming Fashion
We’ve seen a relatively new face circulating around Instagram and TikTok lately, showing off some really cool new projects. This is Cameron Hughes, and his explorations in fashion harness technology for some very interesting results. This is t.....»»