Twitter Can Now Flag Trump Tweets It Considers Offensive By Kate Kozuch published 27 June 19 Under a new policy, tweets from politicians that break Twitter’s content guidelines will be harder to see.
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency Could Take Over the Dollar: What You Need to Know By Jesus Diaz published 18 June 19 Facebook’s Libra will be a cryptocurrency supported by Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber, and many other members of a non-profit organization.
Facebook Dating FAQ: Secret Crush and Everything You Need to Know By Monica Chin published 16 May 19 Dating on Facebook is launching later this year. Here's what you need to know.
How to Deactivate Your Instagram Account By Don Reisinger published 4 May 19 If you want to ditch Instagram, follow these step-by-step instructions for deactivating your account.
If Facebook Wants Our Trust, Mark Zuckerberg Must Resign By Philip Michaels published 28 April 19 Privacy figures to be a big topic of discussion at the upcoming Facebook F8 conference. But does Facebook have any credibility left after so many public blunders?
Facebook Exposes Hundreds of Millions of User Passwords By Paul Wagenseil published 18 April 19 Facebook said unencrypted passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook, Facebook Lite, Instagram users were visible to company employees.
540 Million Records Leaked: Facebook Has Lost Control By Paul Wagenseil published 3 April 19 Two sets of Facebook user data held by third parties were exposed online, indicating how badly Facebook has lost control of your data.
Instagram Co-Founder Pushes for Opioid and Gun Content Warnings By Henry T. Casey published 11 March 19 The guys who made Instagram talked about its early days, selling to Facebook, Instagram's authenticity problem, stories and more.
Here's How Facebook Plans to Clean Up Its Privacy Mess By Monica Chin published 6 March 19 To clean up the past year's fiascos, Mark Zuckerberg has a list of actions Facebook plans to make its platform more secure in the future.
How To Stop Facebook From Blabbing Out Your Phone Number By Monica Chin published 5 March 19 Facebook makes your mobile number public by default. Here's how to protect your phone number from snoops.
Social Media Spring Cleaning: Check Your Connected Apps By Henry T. Casey published 24 February 19 It's never a bad time to make sure you know which services can access your account info.
Don’t Use Facebook? Facebook Tracks You Anyway By Monica Chin published 22 February 19 New report details how dozens of Android apps share user data with Facebook, even if you don't have a Facebook account.
How to Download Your Photos From Flickr Before They Disappear By Jackie Dove published 7 February 19 If you have more than 1,000 photos on Flickr, you could lose them by March. Here's how to download them for safe keeping.
Lawmakers, Apple Scold Facebook for Targeting Teens’ Info (Update) By Jesus Diaz published 30 January 19 Facebook paid users $20 a month to use an app that got full access to their phones, including screenshots of their Amazon purchase activity.
How Facebook Scammed Kids with 'Friendly Fraud' Games By Monica Chin published 25 January 19 Newly released court documents indicate that Facebook knowingly took advantage of kids to profit from freemium games.
Facebook Portal Review: A Not-So-Smart Display By Mike Prospero, Monica Chin published 18 January 19 Even if we didn't have privacy concerns, we'd still recommend against the Facebook Portal, because it just isn't as capable as other smart displays.
Head of CES: Trump 'Just Wrong' on Tariffs By Mark Spoonauer published 2 January 19 Gary Shapiro, the head of CTA, is excited about the potential for 5G and AI, but he’s also worried about President’s Trump’s China tariffs and a potential overreaction to Facebook’s privacy fails.
Facebook Let Other Companies Read Your Private Messages (Update: Netflix Responds) By Richard Priday, Monica Chin published 19 December 18 Even with maximum privacy settings, Facebook still let companies access users' information, and that of their Facebook friends.
How to Stop Facebook From Sharing Your Data By Henry T. Casey published 19 December 18 It's time to do an audit of the information we share with Facebook and how we use the service. Here's what you need to know.
Here's How It Feels to Delete Your Facebook Account By Henry T. Casey published 19 December 18 Ready to quit Facebook, but worried about what might happen? Here's what happened when one of our writers deleted their account.
Oculus Go Review: The First Stand-Alone VR Headset Is a Winner By Sherri L. Smith published 18 December 18 Editor's Choice The Oculus Go offers a cordless, all-in-one VR for under $200 with a robust catalog of apps and games.
Meet the AI That Could Solve Facebook's Bug Problem By Marc Chacksfield published 18 December 18 To make sure Facebook’s app works fine, there’s a huge amount of engineering involved behind the scenes.
Instagram Unveils 'Close Friends' Feature: How to Use It By Monica Chin published 30 November 18 Here's how you can share a Story to only your closest friends.
Facebook Portal Review Roundup: Limited Features, Privacy Concerns By Monica Chin published 9 November 18 Here's what the critics are saying about Facebook's new smart display.
Why I Deleted My Facebook Account (And How I Did It) By Henry T. Casey published 3 November 18 After years of saying I'd delete my Facebook account, I finally did it. Here's what set me off.
How to Post 3D Photos on Facebook By Don Reisinger published 24 October 18 Facebook has added a new feature that lets you add 3D photos to your timeline. But it'll take a little work to do it.
How to Check If You Were Part of Facebook's Data Breach By Paul Wagenseil published 15 October 18 Facebook now has a page where you can go to see whether your account was affected in the company's recent data breach.
Facebook Data Breach Hits 50 Million Users By Paul Wagenseil published 28 September 18 Facebook said nearly 50 million user accounts had been compromised in a data breach that involved possible takeover of user accounts.
Twitter Finally Fixed One of Its Biggest Problems By Henry T. Casey published 18 September 18 This one trick can rein in your Twitter timeline and add some order.
Apple Boots Facebook's Nosy VPN Out of App Store By Paul Wagenseil published 23 August 18 Apple forced Facebook to remove its Onavo Protect VPN app from the app store because it didn't meet new user-privacy guidelines.
