How to Turn Off Facebook’s Two-Factor Authentication Change
Credit to Author: Reece Rogers| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:28:19 +0000
With Meta’s updated 2FA process, the company now automatically trusts devices you often use.
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End-to-End Encrypted Instagram and Messenger Chats: Why It Took Meta 7 Years
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:38:03 +0000
Mark Zuckerberg personally promised that the privacy feature would launch by default on Messenger and Instagram chat. WIRED goes behind the scenes of the company’s colossal effort to get it right.
Read moreTelegram’s Bans on Extremist Channels Aren’t Really Bans
Credit to Author: Vittoria Elliott| Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000
A WIRED analysis of more than 100 restricted channels shows these communities remain active, and content shared within them often spreads to channels accessible to the public.
Read moreHow to Opt Out of Facebook’s Latest Two-Factor Authentication Change
Credit to Author: Reece Rogers| Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +0000
With Meta’s recent update to its 2FA process, the company now automatically trusts devices you often use.
Read moreSocial Media Sleuths, Armed With AI, Are Identifying Dead Bodies
Credit to Author: Deidre Olsen| Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000
Poverty, fentanyl, and lack of public funding mean morgues are overloaded with unidentified bodies. TikTok and Facebook pages are filling the gap—with AI proving a powerful and controversial new tool.
Read moreHow to Get Facebook Without Ads—if It’s Available for You
Credit to Author: Reece Rogers| Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:18:52 +0000
Meta now offers users an ad-free option, but it’s only available in Europe for those who can afford the €10-a-month subscription.
Read moreThe GOP Presidential Debate Is Livestreaming on Rumble, Home to White Nationalist Nick Fuentes
Credit to Author: David Gilbert| Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:23:10 +0000
The third GOP debate is sponsored by the Republican Jewish Coalition and will be livestreamed on a platform favored by one of America’s most notorious white nationalists.
Read moreYouTube’s Ad Blocker Detection Believed to Break EU Privacy Law
Credit to Author: K.G. Orphanides| Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2023 16:52:58 +0000
A complaint filed with the EU’s independent data regulator accuses YouTube of failing to get explicit user permission for its ad blocker detection system, potentially violating the ePrivacy Directive.
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