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Facebook's Snapchat Clone Is Good, But Missing Key Feature

By Henry T. Casey published 10 March 17

Messenger Day is a Snapchat clone that you can find inside Facebook Messenger, but it feels incomplete without a popular feature.

How to Stop Facebook From Blasting Auto-Play Videos

By Henry T. Casey published 14 February 17

Facebook plans to start blasting sound with its auto-playing video. Here's how you can turn off that feature.

Instagram Crashing? Try This Fix

By Althea Chang published 20 January 17

Instagram may be crashing for some users who've installed the app's latest update.

Meet Jarvis: What We Know About Zuckerberg's Alexa Killer

By Althea Chang published 20 December 16

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has developed a smart home system that might just be more sophisticated than Amazon's Echo and Google Home.

Snapchat Finally Gets Group Chats: How to Start One

By Henry T. Casey published 14 December 16

Snapchat just got more addictive with the addition of Groups, a messaging feature that allows users to share privately to multiple people.

Facebook Messenger Spreads Feared Ransomware

By Marshall Honorof published 21 November 16

If someone attempts to send you an SVG image file via Facebook Messenger, you should ignore it, or you may download dangerous ransomware.

iPhone Hackers Can Hijack LinkedIn, Twitter Apps

By Marshall Honorof published 10 November 16

There's a nasty autodialing flaw in the iOS Twitter and LinkedIn apps that could let hackers make calls from your iPhone.

Can Posting Social Media Photos Stop Child Abuse?

By Amy Oztan published 10 October 16

By posting photos of child abuse to social media, a number of witnesses have gotten police to take action, but do these pictures go too far?

How to Encrypt Facebook Messenger (and Why You Should)

By Andrew E. Freedman published 4 October 16

Facebook Messenger's 'Secret Conversations' allow end-to-end encryption, but the feature is opt-in. Here's how to turn it on and use it.

VR Faces Made from Facebook Photos Fool Biometric Logins

By Marshall Honorof published 22 August 16

Three-dimensional virtual-reality face reconstructions made from social-media photos can easily fool facial-recognition software.

What Is Finstagram?

By Lauren L'Amie published 3 August 16

With the emergence of fake Instagram accounts, or "Finstagrams," teens are taking charge of social media by creating anonymous online personas.

How to Get Verified on Twitter

By Lauren L'Amie published 19 July 16

Twitter is now allowing everyone to send in requests to be verified users. Here’s our guide to landing a profile with a little blue checkmark.

What Are Facebook Messenger's Secret Conversations?

By Marshall Honorof published 8 July 16

Facebook Messenger's new Secret Conversations feature, now available to a select few users, will get a full release in September.

Can Posting Political Stuff on Social Media Get You Fired?

By Sherri L. Smith published 6 July 16

While it might be tempting to throw a Trump tantrum or rant about Benghazi on Facebook and Twitter, it could prevent you from being hired — or even get you canned.

Why I Stopped Using Facebook, And You Should Too

By Philip Michaels published 21 June 16

By retaining ties to a board member who's funding lawsuits against news sites, Facebook has shown that its supposed support for the free exchange of ideas is empty talk.

How to Dump Trump, Hillary Off of Your Facebook

By Henry T. Casey published 16 June 16

Facebook isn't the best venue for a political debate, so we've got a guide for cleaning election news and candidates out of your feed.

Twitter Wasn't Hacked, But You're at Risk Unless You Do This

By Paul Wagenseil published 10 June 16

Those 32 million Twitter passwords were stolen from individual users, not Twitter itself. Here's how to make sure it doesn't happen to you.

Can Facebook Live Take Down Twitch?

By Michael Andronico published 7 June 16

Facebook Live video is beginning to embrace gaming, but it'll take more than just a massive user base to topple Twitch.

Facebook Eavesdropping: How a Fake Story Became 'Real'

By Paul Wagenseil published 6 June 16

You know that story about how Facebook listens to your conversations? It's not true, and here's how the media failed in covering it.

How to Check If Your LinkedIn Was Hacked

By Paul Wagenseil published 24 May 16

LinkedIn promised to tell users if they were part of a massive data breach, but many users are finding out from third-party sites instead.

How to Find Facebook Live Videos Around the World

By Cherlynn Low published 19 May 16

The new Facebook Live Map makes it easier to find Live Videos all around the world. Here's how to find a stream to tickle your fancy.

Twitter to U.S. Spies: No More Access to Data

By Henry T. Casey published 9 May 16

Dataminr provides real-time updates and alerts for world events, and Twitter has stopped agencies such as the CIA from accessing the service.

How to Report Bullying and Abuse on Reddit

By Andrew E. Freedman published 3 May 16

Learn how to avoid the worst of Reddit so that you can stay focused on its community and interesting discussions.

How to Report Bullying and Abuse on Instagram

By Andrew E. Freedman published 2 May 16

Learn how to stay safe and report harassment on Instagram in just a few steps.

How to Report Bullying and Abuse on Facebook

By Andrew E. Freedman published 28 April 16

Facebook offers multiple ways to report harassment and abuse on its social network.

How to Make Group Calls on Facebook Messenger

By Cherlynn Low published 21 April 16

Now you can conference call your friends from within Facebook Messenger. Here's how.

Talk is Cheap: Why Chatbots Will Always Be a Waste of Time

By Avram Piltch published 18 April 16

Tech companies are building more witty bots like Siri and Cortana, but these anthropomorphic programs waste our time and give us a false sense of our own importance.

Here's When to Watch NFL Games on Twitter This Season

By Philip Michaels published 15 April 16

Twitter is broadcasting ten NFL games on Thursday nights this season. Here's the full schedule.

Mevo Is First Official Facebook Live Video Camera

By Henry T. Casey published 12 April 16

The pocket-sized Mevo camera is the first live-streamer to get Facebook's approval, and its tap-to-cut interface lets you edit as you stream.

I Used a Facebook Messenger Bot to Send My Friends Flowers

By Philip Michaels published 12 April 16

Facebook wants more companies adding chatbots to its Messenger app. We took one of the first bots — one that lets you place orders through 1-800-Flowers — out for a test drive.

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