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  Instagram Denies Reports of Hacking and Data Breach, Says ‘Accounts Are Secure’

  Instagram has denied suggestions of a data breach on its platform. On Sunday, the Meta-owned platform issued a statement highlighting that all accounts were secure and no data was stolen. The statement comes days after several users received an email asking them to change their passwords. The social media app says an issue allowed a third party to ...

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  17.5 Million Instagram Accounts Compromised In Massive Data Leak: Report

  A data breach affecting around 17.5 million Instagram accounts has been reported by cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes. The leaked data is already being shared freely on hacker forums and the dark web, putting millions of users at risk

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  Meta Tells Young Australians To Download Their Data Before Social Media Ban

  Meta began sending thousands of young Australians a warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads before a world-first social media ban on accounts of children younger than 16 takes effect.

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  Meta AI App Has Reportedly Gained Popularity With the Vibes Features

  Meta AI’s popularity has reportedly surged, driven by its new Vibes feature, an image-to-video generator with a public sharing feed similar to Instagram Reels. Data from Similarweb (via TechCrunch) shows sharp growth in app downloads and daily users since late September, suggesting that accessibility and creativity are fuelling the rise.

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  Instagram, Facebook Will Soon Start Showing You Ads, Content Based on Your Meta AI Interactions

  Meta, the Mark Zuckerberg-led tech giant, has announced that interactions between a user and the company's AI chatbot will soon be used for showing recommended content and ads. Users will have the option to choose the accounts from which the said data will be collected. The change will come into effect by the end of 2026, and Meta will start notify...

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  Meta To Soon Use AI Chats To Personalise Content, Ads, Users Can't Opt Out

  Meta Platforms said it would begin using people's interactions with its generative AI tools to personalize content and advertising across its apps such as Facebook and Instagram starting on December 16.

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  Deleted Data, New Instagram Profile: Radhika Yadav's Phone Now In Focus

  The investigation into the killing of 25-year-old state-level tennis player Radhika Yadav has turned towards the contents of her mobile phone, with the police now attempting to retrieve deleted data that could provide insight into the circumstances l

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  Threads Reportedly Testing New Feature for Importing Social Graph, Finding Creators Followed on X

  Threads is said to be testing a new feature which aims to make it easier to import the social graph from other microblogging platforms. According to a tipster, it is currently in beta and not available to all users. The feature is expected to introduce a way through which users can easily follow the same accounts on Threads as they do on X (formerl...

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  FM Claims Access to WhatsApp Messages Led to Seizure of Crypto Worth Rs. 90 Crore

  This week in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that encrypted communication channels are being misused for financial crimes like money laundering and tax evasion. She revealed that authorities were able to seize over Rs. 90 crores in crypto assets from a syndicate thanks to access to WhatsApp messages.

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  Meta AI Finally Rolling Out in Europe, to Offer Limited Features at First

  Meta AI is finally rolling out in European countries. The company’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot will be available to users in the European Union (EU) nearly 1.5 years after it was first launched. This comes nearly eight months after the Menlo Park-based tech giant stated that the rollout of its AI services in the region will be delayed d...

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  Pakistani Influencer Imsha Rehman Deactivates Social Media Accounts After Private Video Leaks

  Before deactivating her account, Imsha Rehman talked about dealing with negative comments, according to local media. She called the backlash "overwhelming".

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  Meta to Start Training Its AI on Public Data of Facebook, Instagram Users in the UK

  Meta confirmed on Friday that it will begin training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the public data on Instagram and Facebook in the UK. The company first planned to use this data three months ago, however, the plan was halted due to regulatory concerns. However, the social media giant confirmed that it has now received the nod to proce...

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  Meta To Start Using Public Posts On Facebook, Instagram In UK To Train AI

  Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will start receiving in-app notifications from next week explaining the company's procedure and how users can object to their data being used.

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  Instagram Said to Be Testing AI-Powered Chatbots for Influencers That Can Interact With Followers

  Instagram is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered initiative that will allow the influencers — users with large followings — on the platform to automate direct engagement with their followers. As per the report, the programme is dubbed Creator AI and currently, it is under testing. The feature is said to offer AI cha...

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  Instagram Tipped to Be Working on a ‘Friend Map’ Feature for Users to Track Their Friends' Locations

  Instagram is reportedly working on a feature that will let users see the last active location of their friends on a map. The feature is said to be called Friend Map, and it appears to be similar to Snap Map. As per a leak, Instagram could soon add a world map-like interface where users will be able to see others all over the map based on the locati...