How Facebook, Twitter Can Fight Fake News By Paul Wagenseil published 23 April 18 Social-media, ad platforms profit from fake news and online disinformation, and aren't doing enough to combat it, an expert said.
Fixing My Facebook: Why I Turned to Feedless for iOS By Henry T. Casey published 22 April 18 Frustrated with how much time you spend on Facebook? Feedless can save you from endlessly scrolling through your feed.
Could War Be Declared Over Social Media? Experts Say Yes By Paul Wagenseil published 19 April 18 The instant mass communications of social media will erase national boundaries and create new divisions, two experts say.
Here Are the Questions Congress Should Have Asked Zuckerberg By Henry T. Casey published 11 April 18 Mark Zuckerberg faced a series of questions from Congress, but many showed an ignorance about technology. Here's what they should have said.
5 Biggest Takeaways From Zuckerberg's Testimony By Paul Wagenseil published 11 April 18 Several congressmen told Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg that his industry would soon be regulated because it could no longer be trusted.
8 Key Takeaways From Zuckerberg's Senate Testimony By Paul Wagenseil published 10 April 18 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by U.S. senators about Cambridge Analytica, Russian election interference and political censorship.
I'm Glad Facebook Is Reading Your Instant Messages By Paul Wagenseil published 5 April 18 Facebook admits it's scanning, and even reading, instant messages that may contain malicious or objectionable content. That's a good thing.
Facebook Says Personal Info of 87 Million Exposed: What to Do Now By Caitlin McGarry published 4 April 18 Cambridge Analytica had access to way more users' data than Facebook originally claimed.
Why Facebook's New Scandal Is the Worst of All By Paul Wagenseil published 27 March 18 Forget Cambridge Analytica. The latest Facebook scandal is worse.
Here's How to Stop Facebook Messenger from Logging Calls, Texts By Paul Wagenseil published 26 March 18 You can stop Facebook Messenger from logging your calls and texts, but you can't do so without also disabling contact syncing.
Guess What? Facebook Logs Your Calls, Texts (Update) By Paul Wagenseil published 26 March 18 The Facebook Android app logs some users' calls and texts, including times, durations and dates of each call.
Report: Russian Data Miner Worked Closely With Facebook By Paul Wagenseil published 23 March 18 Aleksandr Kogan, blamed by both Facebook and Cambridge Analytica for mishandling user data, worked with Facebook on a massive research study.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg: 'We're Sorry This Happened,' Here's What We're Doing By Mike Prospero published 22 March 18 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg went on CNN to explain his company's role and response to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Facebook Is Working Like It's Supposed To (And That's the Real Scandal) By Paul Wagenseil published 21 March 18 The Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal shouldn't be any surprise. Sharing data about millions of its users is exactly how Facebook works.
Facebook CEO Makes No Apologies But Promises These Changes By Andrew E. Freedman published 21 March 18 After 5 days, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally responded to a scandal in which an outside firm collected data on 50 million users.
How to Delete Your Facebook Account By Henry T. Casey published 21 March 18 If you want to delete your Facebook account, just follow these few steps.
How to Download Everything You've Put on Facebook By Henry T. Casey published 20 March 18 Looking to leave Facebook? You'll want to download all your posts and photos before you exit the social network.
Facebook's Security Chief May Be Out, and That's Bad for All of Us By Paul Wagenseil published 20 March 18 Facebook's security head may be out as the company faces a huge crisis. Here's why his departure will make things worse for Facebook users.
Vero Hands-On: Is This the New Instagram? By Henry T. Casey published 28 February 18 Instagram's latest competitor has a sleek look, but wants to eventually charge you money and is having early growing pains.
Oculus Rift vs. HTC Vive: The Rift Is Best All Around By Sherri L. Smith published 20 February 18 We put the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive head-to-head, and the Rift provided the best overall VR experience.
How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication on Reddit By Marshall Honorof published 26 January 18 After beta-testing the feature for months, Reddit has finally rolled out two-factor authentication (2FA) for all users.
Best (and Worst) Facebook Messenger Games By Philip Michaels published 27 December 17 We played through some of the 70-plus Facebook Messenger games, including the new version of Tetris and a Porg-filled Last Jedi game, to find out which ones will bring you and your friends closer together.
New Twitter Scam Spamming Feeds: What to Do By Henry T. Casey published 13 December 17 Twitter account hijackers are taking over accounts with the tease of a goofy video about a baby and a dog.
Is Facebook Messenger Kids Safe? By Cortney Moore last updated 4 March 20 Facebook has made a kid version of the Messenger app, but is it worth a download?
How to Stream Games to Facebook Live By Michael Andronico published 3 October 17 Facebook Live just made it even easier to broadcast video games to your friends. Here's how to do it.
How to Download Your SoundCloud Files While You Still Can By Henry T. Casey published 11 August 17 The music and podcast site SoundCloud may be in trouble, but here's how you can still hang on to your tracks.
Why You Should Delete Your Old Number from Facebook Now By Marshall Honorof published 17 July 17 If you have an old phone number linked to your Facebook account, anyone who comes into possession of that number can log into your account.
Help Me Tom's Guide: Make My Facebook Photos Private! By Henry T. Casey published 9 July 17 Learning how to set a Facebook photo's privacy settings can mean the difference between protecting your identity and exposing yourself.
Crazy Britney Spears Malware Is Toxic — and Criminal By Marshall Honorof published 7 June 17 The command-and-control server for a new piece of Russian malware is hidden in plain sight: right on Britney Spears' Instagram page.
Make Siri Read Your WhatsApp Messages Out Loud By Althea Chang published 24 April 17 WhatsApp users with iPhones can now have Siri read out their messages, hands-free. Here's how to set it up.
