Trump banned indefinitely from Facebook — what you need to know By Imad Khan published 7 January 21 Mark Zuckerberg has indefinitely banned President Trump from Facebook and Instagram until further notice, following the riot by in the U.S. Capitol that was provoked by Trump.
Trump Twitter account just suspended — here's why By Philip Michaels last updated 7 January 21 Tweets by President Trump deemed to incite violence have been removed by Twitter, as calls to suspend his account grow.
Facebook hit with antitrust lawsuits — may lose Instagram and WhatsApp By Kelly Woo published 10 December 20 Facebook hit with antitrust lawsuits by the U.S. government and 48 states alleging it's a social media monopoly
Facebook Portal review (2nd gen) By Mike Prospero last updated 31 January 22 The second-generation Facebook Portal smart display is a big improvement over the original, privacy issues notwithstanding.
235 million Instagram, TikTok profiles exposed in data leak — what to do now By Paul Wagenseil published 19 August 20 Data scraped from nearly 235 million Instragram, TikTok and YouTube profiles ended up in an unprotected online database.
TikTok secretly tracked millions of Android users — what you need to know By Paul Wagenseil published 12 August 20 The TikTok Android app secretly tracked millions of users by collecting permanent device IDs in violation of Google's rules, a report says.
TikTok ban may lead to surge in VPN usage By Mo Harber-Lamond last updated 25 September 20 ExpressVPN says it's seeing a rapid increase in customers following the U.S. government's announcement that it intends to ban TikTok unless an American firm buys it.
Trump enacts TikTok ban: What to know about the executive order By Kelly Woo last updated 25 September 20 President Trump's TikTok ban, explained: How his executive orders will affect TikTok users, Fortnite and more.
Trump TikTok ban: President gives Microsoft 45 days to buy company By Nicholas Fearn last updated 25 September 20 Trump has changed his mind on banning TikTok, and has given Microsoft 45 days to complete the purchase of the Chinese viral-video app.
TikTok ban could hit US — here's everything we know By Kate Kozuch last updated 16 July 20 A TikTok ban in the U.S. could shake up the social media space — here's why and when it could happen.
Massive Twitter hack may have been an inside job — here's what we know By Paul Wagenseil last updated 16 July 20 The massive Twitter hack yesterday was due to intruders gaining access to Twitter's internal control panels -- but it could have been worse.
Wells Fargo bans TikTok from company phones — here's why By Nicholas Fearn published 13 July 20 Wells Fargo has asked employees to stop using TikTok on company-owned phones due to security worries.
These popular security cameras could be hacked to spy on you: What to do By Nicholas Fearn last updated 15 September 22 Flaws in TP-Link's mobile app for its Kasa smart-home devices could let hackers spy on you and take over your accounts.
Facebook comes clean on sharing user data with third parties — yes, again By Paul Wagenseil published 2 July 20 Facebook admitted that some 5,000 third-party app developers got access to user personal data beyond a 90-day usage cutoff.
Facebook passwords stolen by 25 malicious Android apps: What to do By Nicholas Fearn published 30 June 20 At least 25 malicious Android apps that amassed millions of downloads were designed to steal Facebook login credentials.
Trump trolls hack Roblox accounts to spread propaganda: What to do By Nicholas Fearn published 30 June 20 Online vandals are brute-forcing Roblox passwords to hijack accounts and spread pro-Trump messages.
TikTok to stop spying on iPhone users after iOS14 exposes huge flaw By Kate Kozuch published 26 June 20 The iOS 14 beta just caught social media app TikTok snooping on private user data.
Twitter now lets you send audio tweets — here's how to use it By Kelly Woo last updated 19 November 21 Find out how to use Twitter's new audio tweet feature, which was released for some iOS users
Facebook just made it way easier to delete your old posts — here's how By Kelly Woo published 3 June 20 Facebook's new Manage Activity tool makes it easier to delete old posts in bulk
WhatsApp limits message forwarding to fight coronavirus misinformation By Paul Wagenseil published 7 April 20 WhatsApp is rate-limiting message forwarding again to stop the spread of false information around COVID-19.
Starbucks coronavirus scam going viral on social media: Don't click this By Kate Kozuch published 20 March 20 This new coronavirus scams promises Starbucks gift cards if you can get enough friends to open a link. Don't fall for it.
Cameo is leaking user data and private celebrity videos you paid for By Kate Kozuch published 21 February 20 Cameo, the popular app that lets you pay celebrities to record short shout-out videos, is overrun with security flaws.
Twitter just made threading tweets easier: Here's how to do it By Henry T. Casey published 20 February 20 The Twitter app just got a new trick for threading tweets. Here's everything you need to figure out how to use it now.
Rudy Giuliani's Twitter typos are a malware trap! Don't click these By Paul Wagenseil published 19 February 20 The misspelled weblinks on former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's Twitter feed are being exploited by pranksters and crooks.
Twitter flaw may have let spies unmask anonymous users: What to do By Paul Wagenseil last updated 13 March 20 A simple flaw in Twitter's interface may have let overseas spies unmask the identity of anonymous Twitter users.
A group of teens defeated Instagram tracking with this clever trick By Paul Wagenseil published 3 February 20 A group of teens in a Maryland high school have banded together to defeat Instagram metadata tracking by sharing account access with each other.
How to turn iOS Live Photos into Twitter GIFs By Henry T. Casey last updated 19 November 21 Apple's Live Photos aren't as widespread as GIFs, but Twitter's finally allowing you to turn the proprietary format into the more popular image file.
Facebook Dark Mode just showed up on more Android phones (report) By Paul Wagenseil published 24 January 20 Facebook seems to be testing a Dark Mode for its Android app, judging by reports from Android users.
Update TikTok now, unless you want to be hacked By Paul Wagenseil last updated 20 February 20 Older versions of the TikTok app on both Android and iOS can be hacked by malicious text messages and websites.
Twitter Used 2FA Phone Numbers to Sell Ads By Don Reisinger published 9 October 19 Twitter's Tailored Audiences and Partner Audiences advertising systems mistakenly used phone numbers provided for security purposes to sell ads instead.