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Meta Adds Teen Safety Features, Removes 6.3 Lakh Accounts
Instagram parent company Meta has introduced new safety features aimed at protecting teens who use its platforms, including information about accounts that message them and an option to block and report accounts with one tap.
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What Coldplay's Kiss Cam Tells About Today's "Social Media Surveillance"
It's easy to miss, but most venues have signs to inform the audience that they could be filmed during the event.
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WhatsApp for Android Said to Be Developing Quick Recap Feature for Catching Up With Relevant Unread Chats
WhatsApp is developing a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature for its Android app which aims to make it easier to catch up with unread messages. As per claims by a feature tracker, it is currently testing the Quick Recap feature, enabling users to select a specific number of chats and get a summary of the most relevant unread messages i...
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This US State's Social Media Age Check Law Gets Court Approval
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law from going into effect.
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Meta AI Vulnerability That Could Leak Users’ Private Conversations Fixed: Report
Meta AI reportedly had a vulnerability that could be exploited to access other users’ private conversations with the chatbot. As per the report, a researcher found the bug late last year and informed the Menlo Park-based social media giant about it. The company then deployed a fix to the issue in January, and rewarded the researcher for finding t...
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China's Cross-Dressing "Red Uncle" Secretly Films Explicit Videos With Over "1000" Men
Police in China's Jiangning district arrested a middle-aged man who cross-dressed as a woman to allegedly engage in intimate acts with over 1,000 people and shared the videos of their "hookups" on social media.
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German Prince, 63, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest Days Before Birth Of His First Child
Prince Harald von Hohenzollern of Germany has died suddenly at age 63, just days before the birth of his first child.
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Facebook Reportedly Asking Users Access to Private Media in Camera Roll for Meta AI Features
Facebook is reportedly asking users to share private media from their camera roll to Meta’s cloud servers. As per the report, a pop-up message requesting access appears when users upload a photo or a video to Stories. The social media giant reportedly says that by giving access, Meta AI will suggest collages and artificial intelligence (AI)-power...
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Gemini on Android Will Soon Connect to Apps Even If User Disables Activity Logs, Won’t Affect Privacy
Google’s email about changes to Gemini resulted in privacy concerns and confusion among several social media users. However, it turns out that people misunderstood the message due to an overlap between two technical terms. The Mountain View-based tech giant’s new feature for the Gemini AI assistant on Android will apparently not cause any priva...
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US To Screen Social Media Accounts Of Visa Applicants In These Categories
In a move aimed at strengthening visa screening procedures, the United States has announced that effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, or J non-immigrant visa are required to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social m
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US Asks Student Visa Applicants To Set Social Media Profile Privacy To "Public"
All applicants for F, M, and J non-immigrant US visas which are meant for students will have to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to "public", the State Department said in a statement today.
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WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy Feature to Block Chat Exports, Disable Automatic Media Downloads
WhatsApp has introduced the "Advanced Chat Privacy" feature that adds an extra layer of protection to one-on-one and group conversations. The new privacy and security feature is designed to prevent attempts to save media and export chat content. WhatsApp already offers end-to-end encryption for messages and calls.
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Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push
Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity ...
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Facebook Profile Lock: How to Lock Your FB Profile on Mobile, Desktop, Benefits, and More
Facebook Profile Lock is a privacy feature that limits access to your posts, photos, and personal details to only your friends. Strangers will only see a reduced version of your profile. You can enable it on mobile or desktop in a few simple steps. If needed, you can unlock your profile anytime to restore previous settings. This guide covers everyt...
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Microsoft Denies Using Word and Excel User Data For Training AI
The controversy erupted as social media users speculated the possibility based on the "opt-out" feature inside Microsoft 365 Suite
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Meta Adds Teen Safety Features, Removes 6.3 Lakh Accounts
Instagram parent company Meta has introduced new safety features aimed at protecting teens who use its platforms, including information about accounts that message them and an option to block and report accounts with one tap.
-
What Coldplay's Kiss Cam Tells About Today's "Social Media Surveillance"
It's easy to miss, but most venues have signs to inform the audience that they could be filmed during the event.
-
WhatsApp for Android Said to Be Developing Quick Recap Feature for Catching Up With Relevant Unread Chats
WhatsApp is developing a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered feature for its Android app which aims to make it easier to catch up with unread messages. As per claims by a feature tracker, it is currently testing the Quick Recap feature, enabling users to select a specific number of chats and get a summary of the most relevant unread messages i...
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This US State's Social Media Age Check Law Gets Court Approval
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law from going into effect.
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Meta AI Vulnerability That Could Leak Users’ Private Conversations Fixed: Report
Meta AI reportedly had a vulnerability that could be exploited to access other users’ private conversations with the chatbot. As per the report, a researcher found the bug late last year and informed the Menlo Park-based social media giant about it. The company then deployed a fix to the issue in January, and rewarded the researcher for finding t...
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China's Cross-Dressing "Red Uncle" Secretly Films Explicit Videos With Over "1000" Men
Police in China's Jiangning district arrested a middle-aged man who cross-dressed as a woman to allegedly engage in intimate acts with over 1,000 people and shared the videos of their "hookups" on social media.
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German Prince, 63, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest Days Before Birth Of His First Child
Prince Harald von Hohenzollern of Germany has died suddenly at age 63, just days before the birth of his first child.
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Facebook Reportedly Asking Users Access to Private Media in Camera Roll for Meta AI Features
Facebook is reportedly asking users to share private media from their camera roll to Meta’s cloud servers. As per the report, a pop-up message requesting access appears when users upload a photo or a video to Stories. The social media giant reportedly says that by giving access, Meta AI will suggest collages and artificial intelligence (AI)-power...
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Gemini on Android Will Soon Connect to Apps Even If User Disables Activity Logs, Won’t Affect Privacy
Google’s email about changes to Gemini resulted in privacy concerns and confusion among several social media users. However, it turns out that people misunderstood the message due to an overlap between two technical terms. The Mountain View-based tech giant’s new feature for the Gemini AI assistant on Android will apparently not cause any priva...
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US To Screen Social Media Accounts Of Visa Applicants In These Categories
In a move aimed at strengthening visa screening procedures, the United States has announced that effective immediately, all individuals applying for an F, M, or J non-immigrant visa are required to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social m
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US Asks Student Visa Applicants To Set Social Media Profile Privacy To "Public"
All applicants for F, M, and J non-immigrant US visas which are meant for students will have to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to "public", the State Department said in a statement today.
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WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy Feature to Block Chat Exports, Disable Automatic Media Downloads
WhatsApp has introduced the "Advanced Chat Privacy" feature that adds an extra layer of protection to one-on-one and group conversations. The new privacy and security feature is designed to prevent attempts to save media and export chat content. WhatsApp already offers end-to-end encryption for messages and calls.
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Meta Expands 'Teen Accounts' to Facebook, Messenger Amid Children's Online Safety Regulatory Push
Meta's expansion of safety features for teens comes as some lawmakers say they plan to press ahead with proposed legislation, such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), seeking to protect children from social media harms. Meta users under 16 will also not be allowed to disable a feature that automatically blurs images potentially containing nudity ...
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Facebook Profile Lock: How to Lock Your FB Profile on Mobile, Desktop, Benefits, and More
Facebook Profile Lock is a privacy feature that limits access to your posts, photos, and personal details to only your friends. Strangers will only see a reduced version of your profile. You can enable it on mobile or desktop in a few simple steps. If needed, you can unlock your profile anytime to restore previous settings. This guide covers everyt...
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Microsoft Denies Using Word and Excel User Data For Training AI
The controversy erupted as social media users speculated the possibility based on the "opt-out" feature inside Microsoft 365 Suite
