What happens when teens privately ask for help on Instagram?
Revelations and research over the last few years have shed light on how Instagram may negatively affect its youngest users. The most popular social media platform among 13- to 21-year-olds in America, Instagram was designed to connect people with sha.....»»
Meta suspends anti-vaccine group led by RFK, Jr.
Meta has permanently removed Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to Children's Health Defense, the anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Meta confirmed to CNN on Friday......»»
Andrew Tate banned from Facebook and Instagram
Meta removes influencer Andrew Tate from its platforms for violating its policies......»»
You can now cross-post Instagram Reels to Facebook
Instagram has finally allowed users to cross-post Reels posted onto Instagram onto Facebook as well. The post You can now cross-post Instagram Reels to Facebook first appeared on Phandroid. Seeing as how Meta owns some of the world’s.....»»
How to cross-post Instagram Reels to Facebook
Meta has recently introduced the ability for users to cross-post their Instagram Reels to Facebook, so if you’re interested in doing that, then this is how you do it. The post How to cross-post Instagram Reels to Facebook first appeared on Phandroi.....»»
Maker Spotlight: Donovan Ewing of Once Upon A Workbench
Name Donovan Ewing Where are you located? Broken Arrow, OK What is your day job? YouTuber/Video Editor, Content producer for Sketchup Do you attend a makerspace/fablab/hackerspace? Yes Youtube | Instagram | Etsy What kinds of stuff do you.....»»
You can now use the Add Yours sticker on Reels for Facebook and Instagram
Meta has added six new creator-focused features to its Reels feature for Facebook and Instagram. But the most interesting one is the Add Yours sticker......»»
Number of teens using Facebook crashes as YouTube becomes platform of choice
The bad news for Facebook came from a survey by Pew Research Center. It questioned 1,316 U.S. teens between the ages of 13 and 17 about their online habits and found that just 32% of them use the Facebook app......»»
Meta can track users through its Facebook and Instagram in-app browsers
Researcher Felix Krause looked into how Facebook and Instagram use custom in-app browsers when users visit webpages by clicking on a link; the apps don't redirect users to their default browser......»»
Lawsuits: OnlyFans bribed Instagram to put creators on “terrorist blacklist” [Updated]
Thousands of adult entertainers claim they were added to a "blacklist." Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) (Update, 5:27 pm ET: A GIFCT spokesperson clarified how the “blacklist”—or more accurately.....»»
Meta testing expanded encryption features amid renewed scrutiny of messaging data
Meta on Thursday said it is testing expanded encryption features for Messenger and Instagram, days after the company came under scrutiny for providing messages to police in an abortion-related case......»»
Lawsuits: OnlyFans bribed Instagram to put creators on “terrorist blacklist”
Thousands of adult entertainers claim they were added to a "blacklist." Enlarge (credit: SOPA Images / Contributor | LightRocket) Through the pandemic, OnlyFans took over the online adult entertainment world to become a billio.....»»
Facebook Messenger finally starts testing end-to-end encryption for all chats
Meta has begun testing default end-to-end encryption for chats and calls on Facebook Messenger, and will soon expand it to Instagram DMs......»»
Nearly half of all teens say they use the internet "almost constantly," survey finds
Nearly half of US teens say they use the internet "almost constantly," according to a new survey released on Wednesday......»»
In-app browsers like those in Facebook and Instagram are a big privacy risk, developer shows
One of the more annoying things some apps do is incorporate their own in-app browser, opening that for web links instead of respecting your chosen default browser. This has long been a nuisance, but a developer has now explained the security risks o.....»»
YouTube is more popular than TikTok among teens
While the days of Nyan Cat and Salad Fingers are over, teens still love YouTube.According to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, YouTube is the most popular social media platform among teens ages 13 to 17. They found that 95 percent of teens s.....»»
The more Instagram copies TikTok, the more I hate using it
Instagram tried copying TikTok. Then it said it would stop. And now it's doing it again. And I'm so, so tired......»»
How to enable high quality uploads on Instagram
Are you finding that your videos uploaded to Instagram seem to be compressed and lower in quality than what you remembered? Then here’s how to upload high quality videos onto the platform. The post How to enable high quality uploads on Instagram fi.....»»
A new Snapchat feature lets parents see who their teens chat with
Snapchat has a new parental supervision feature that lets parents view who their teens are chatting with, but not the chat conversations themselves......»»
Snapchat rolls out option to let parents see who their teens are messaging
Snapchat on Tuesday introduced its first parental control center, nearly 10 months after an executive from the company told Congress it was developing tools aimed at helping parents keep their teens safe......»»
The Many Ways Chevy Gives Back to the Military
Chevrolet honors the U.S. military in many ways, from providing discounts and helping veterans find jobs to simply giving financial assistance to those who need it. Looking to Buy? IIHS says the Chevy Equinox is a safe option for teens Military Speci.....»»