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?
Daylyy is the next ‘anti-Instagram’ social media photo-sharing app
Oct 25, 2023
Alex Baker
It seems like not a week goes by where some new photo-sharing app claims to be the next anti-Christ anti-Instagram. Frankly, it’s getting a bit…
33 US states sue Meta over “deliberately addicting children to social media”
Oct 25, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
A bipartisan coalition of 33 state attorneys general has sued Meta, accusing the company of intentionally designing harmful features on Instagram and Facebook. According to the lawsuit, the company knowingly addicted many young users to overuse these apps.
Polls are coming soon to your Instagram photos (if you care what other people think)
Oct 24, 2023
Alex Baker
Instagram is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to add polls to the comments section of their photo posts and Reels. That…
You can finally stop Instagram from tracking you across the web
Oct 18, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
In a bid to prioritize user privacy and simplify data management across its platforms, Meta has announced significant changes to its data control settings. From now on, if you don’t want Meta to track you across the web (and who does), you can change your settings and tell it not to.
Your public Instagram and Facebook posts trained Meta’s AI assistant
Oct 2, 2023
Alex Baker
Meta has revealed that it used public posts from Facebook and Instagram to train its new Meta AI virtual assistant. In a move to retain…
Instagram soon to allow generative AI image editing
Sep 28, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
At its recent Connect event, Meta revealed that generative AI editing is coming to Instagram. As a part of introducing AI features to its platforms, you’ll now be able to add AI-generated elements to your photos and make your Instagram life even more fake than it already is.
Meta promises you’ll soon be able to delete Threads without deleting Instagram
Sep 27, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Earlier this year, Meta launched its Twitter (now X) competitor called Threads. It immediately became a hit, but then it caused quite a stir when people figured out they couldn’t delete their account without deleting Instagram, too. But it’s being sorted out now. Meta will soon introduce a separate account deletion for Threads, so you can leave it when you get bored without being forced to delete Instagram entirely.
From Taj Mahal to Eiffel Tower, these are the most “instagrammable” spots in the world
Aug 24, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Have you ever wondered what the most photographed places in the world are? Places that will make your friends the most jealous if you visit…
Chronological Stories and Reels coming to Instagram and Facebook in Europe
Aug 22, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) will soon begin its full implementation on major tech platforms. This doesn’t spare Facebook and Instagram, and we’ll…