What did an iPhone camera do to this poor woman's arms?Computational photography has its limits. By L. Bonk, 12.02.2023
Meta's apps are still promoting child predation content, report findsThe company says it's taken new steps to identify "potentially suspicious adults."By K. Bell, 12.02.2023
Meta sues FTC to block new restrictions on monetizing kids’ dataIt also seeks to prevent the agency from revisiting the $5 billion privacy settlement from 2020. By L. Bonk, 12.01.2023
Threads may finally launch in Europe in DecemberIt will need to comply with EU regulations.By S. Fielding, 11.30.2023
Meta's controversial ad-free subscription is facing scrutiny from EU privacy campaignersnoyb says the €9.99/month subscription price is out of proportion to tracking data value.By S. Dent, 11.28.2023
A popular female coding influencer's Instagram is apparently run by a manHe is also accused of creating fake women tech speakers. By S. Fielding, 11.28.2023
Instagram reportedly served up child-sexualizing reels to followers of teen influencersEmployees knew about this problem internally, apparently.By R. Lai, 11.28.2023
Unsealed complaint says Meta 'coveted' under-13s and deceives the public about age enforcementThe unredacted document reveals more details from a lawsuit filed against Meta by 33 states in October. By C. MacDonald, 11.26.2023
Instagram makes public Reels downloadable for everyoneThe feature was only available to US users when it launched earlier this year.By M. Moon, 11.23.2023
Meta’s Content Library provides researchers with digital ‘clean room’ for data accessThe company says it is trying to offer pathways to support independent research.By M. Saleh, 11.22.2023
Instagram update adds new camera filters and video editing tools for content creatorsYou can also turn Reels and Stories into custom stickers.By L. Bonk, 11.17.2023
Google, Meta and other social media companies will be forced to defend teen addiction lawsuitsA federal judge has rejected the companies' efforts to dismiss the lawsuits.By M. Moon, 11.15.2023
You can now limit Instagram posts and Reels to Close FriendsInstagram hopes this will help users be their more authentic selves.By K. Holt, 11.15.2023
You can now delete your Threads profile without nuking your Instagram accountDespite the change, the two apps are still tied very closely together.By K. Bell, 11.14.2023
Threads users can now opt out of automatically sharing posts to Facebook and InstagramYou’ll need to change a privacy setting.By W. Shanklin, 11.14.2023
Instagram finally begins testing an option to turn off read receiptsThe new feature may be available for a limited number of users at first. By S. Fielding, 11.08.2023
Meta whistleblower tells Senate the company 'cannot be trusted with our children'Arturo Béjar says Mark Zuckerberg didn't respond to an email detailing concerns about harms facing kids.By K. Holt, 11.08.2023
Another former Facebook employee will testify at Congress about safety issues at InstagramA new whistleblower has come forward as 41 states are suing the company for harming youth mental health.By K. Bell, 11.04.2023
Meta will stop forcing your Threads posts onto Facebook and it can’t come soon enoughIt looks like the company is working on an opt-out for the unpopular cross-app promotions.By K. Bell, 11.03.2023
A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off FacebookThe software company is threatening legal action against Meta for using its name.By K. Bell, 10.31.2023