Meta ‘concerned’ Iran could ban WhatsApp after snooping claims | Technology News
Tech giant rejects ‘false reports’ after Iranian state media urges citizens to delete messaging app. US tech giant Meta has
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Tumblr’s content filtering systems have been falsely flagging posts as ‘mature,’ users blame AI
Tumblr is the latest tech company to grapple with automated flagging and takedowns that have gone haywire and raised the
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Instagram tests a reposts feature
Instagram is testing the ability for users to repost posts, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Monday. The move doesn’t
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Bluesky backlash misses the point
Bluesky is missing an opportunity to explain to people that its network is more than just its own Bluesky social
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US journalist dropped by ABC over Trump administration ‘hater’ comment | Donald Trump News
Veteran correspondent for the US broadcaster, Terry Moran, had called Trump aide Stephen Miller a ‘world-class hater’. Veteran journalist Terry
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Who was Sana Yousaf, Pakistani TikTok star shot dead by a gunman? | Crime News
Police in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad have arrested a man accused of murdering a 17-year-old social media influencer, Sana Yousaf. Yousaf,
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Was ex-FBI chief Comey’s ’86 47′ post calling for Trump assassination? | Donald Trump News
A social media post has dragged former FBI director James Comey into a maelstrom of accusations from critics that he
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Wait, how did a decentralized service like Bluesky go down?
Apparently, decentralized social networks can go down, too. On Thursday evening, the decentralized social network Bluesky experienced a significant outage,
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Social media is not wholly terrible for teen mental health, study says
We know that social media can be harmful to teens. Meta has found in its own research that Instagram makes
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The dangers of falling in love online | Social Media
We discuss the dangers of falling in love online and how technology is used to deceive and steal from victims.
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