Facebook’s AI flags Auschwitz memorial photos for “nudity” and “bullying”
Apr 30, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Facebook has had absurd image censorship in the past, including a classic painting, an ancient Roman statue, and the Venus of Willendorf. While all of…
Study: Meta apps found most invasive, sharing 86% of your data with others
Oct 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
It’s hard to imagine spending a day without our phones, isn’t it? I’m sure you know that most of the apps you use daily aren’t actually great at keeping your data private. But have you ever wondered how much of it is actually shared? Which apps are the most invasive?
Facebook scammers wipe out photographer’s 7-year business
Oct 23, 2023
Alex Baker
An Australian photographer is reeling after scammers hijacked his Facebook account, erasing seven years of valuable images and customer orders. This incident serves as a…
Mark Zuckerberg hides his children’s faces on Instagram. Should you?
Jul 21, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently sparked both outrage and concern after posting a Fourth of July family photo on Instagram. The photo shows him with…
Meta wants teens’ nudes to stop them from spreading online. Again
Feb 28, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In previous years, Facebook and Instagram had a couple of attempts to help you stop your nudes from spreading – by sharing them with Meta….
Facebook and Instagram told to stop censoring female nipples by advisory board
Jan 19, 2023
Alex Baker
The advisory board for Meta has informed Facebook and Instagram that they need to reverse their policy of censorship of bare breasts on the platforms….
Instagram surpasses 2 billion active monthly users… Or does it?
Oct 28, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Meta has announced that Instagram now has over two billion monthly active users worldwide. Four years after hitting the 1 billion mark, the number has…
Meta acknowledges Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses privacy issues but isn’t really doing anything about them
Jul 15, 2022
John Aldred
Last September, the then Facebook teamed up with Ray-Ban to give us the new Ray-Ban Stories, their first pair of “smart glasses”. They combined the…
Russia bans Facebook and Instagram after Meta allows violent posts against Russians
Mar 14, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Earlier this month, Russia decided to ban Facebook citing “discrimination against Russian media.” But as of today, Instagram is banned in this country, too. One…
Nikon warns content creators of scammers pretending to be Nikon PR
Feb 8, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this is an odd turn. Typically, it’s fake “influencers” pretending to be somebody else to try to scam companies out of free gear. This…