March 04, 2021

Using TikTok? Check out these six security tips

Practical advice on how to maximize your security and privacy on TikTok.

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March 24, 2020

Facebook Messenger may ban mass-forwarding of messages

Facebook has done this before: it did it with WhatsApp, following an outbreak of lynchings sparked by viral social media hoaxes.

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March 19, 2020

Facebook accidentally blocks genuine COVID-19 news

Facebook is denying that a recent content moderation glitch has anything to do with workforce issues, but blames automatic systems.

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February 11, 2020

Facebook’s Twitter and Instagram accounts hijacked

In full glare of the world, Facebook admins have found themselves in an unseemly struggle to wrestle back control of the company’s Twitter accounts.

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January 30, 2020

Facebook knows a lot about your online habits – here’s how to stop it

Facebook's new Off-Facebook Activity feature is part of the company's effort to appear more privacy-friendly to its users.

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January 24, 2020

Privacy watchdog throws wider net to protect children online

A new, comprehensive code will compel online services to put children's health and safety before data-collecting profits.

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January 20, 2020

Teen entered ‘dark rabbit hole of suicidal content’ online

Molly Russell's grieving father has backed a psychiatrists' report, saying that tech companies must be forced to hand over anonymized data.

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November 18, 2019

Wikipedia co-founder offers a Facebook/Twitter wannabe

Tired of being a tracked, ad-bedeviled product sold by social media companies? The cost to immediately join a network with no tracking/ads: $12.99/month.

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October 18, 2019

S2 Ep13.5: All about social media: Growing up online, parent advice and social shaming – Naked Security Podcast

A special episode dedicated to social media culture!

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