social media
Facebook fixes bug on iOS app that opened your iPhone’s camera in the background
Nov 15, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Earlier this week, iPhone users noticed a worrying bug in the Facebook app on their phones. As they would watch videos in their feed, the…
Instagram’s hidden likes test rolls out worldwide
Nov 14, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
After testing it out in seven countries in July and in the US earlier this week, Instagram’s now hiding like counts globally. It’s still testing…
Facebook bug secretly activates your iPhone camera as you scroll the News Feed
Nov 13, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
iPhone users have noticed a pretty worrying and creepy bug while using Facebook on their phones. It seems that the app was accessing the camera…
Instagram takes on TikTok with a copycat version of its “Duet” feature
Nov 12, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Instagram has launched a new feature for its users in Brazil, and it reminds a whole lot of TikTok’s best-known features. The new tool is…
Instagram to start testing hidden likes in the USA this week
Nov 10, 2019
John Aldred
Instagram will begin hiding the like counter for some people in the USA this week, according to Instagram CEO, Adam Mosseri. The possibility that Instagram…
Model Emily Ratajkowski sued for posting a paparazzi photo of herself to Instagram Story
Oct 30, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
After posting a paparazzi photo of herself to Instagram Story, model and actress Emily Ratajkowski is being sued for $150,000. Photographer Robert O’Neil has filed…
Instagram bans filters which mimic botox and lip fillers in crackdown on cosmetic surgery posts
Oct 24, 2019
John Aldred
An update to Instagram in August allowed users to create their own “virtual effects”, like animations and custom filters that could be applied to their…
My Facebook photography page was hacked and used to scam hundreds of people out of their money
Oct 9, 2019
John Wilhelm
August 5th I received a message via facebook messenger in my johnwilhelmisaphotoholic-fb-page inbox. A man introducing himself as Adam Torres told me he would like…
Instagram launches Threads, a standalone app for oversharing stuff with your closest friends
Oct 4, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Instagram has just launched Threads, a new standalone messaging app. Just like sharing Stories and messages only with the people on your Close Friends list,…
It’s official: Facebook follows Instagram’s lead and tests hiding like counts
Sep 30, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
Earlier this month, Reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong discovered that Facebook was about to start hiding like counts. And now it’s happening: the social…