Why do you see ads for stuff you’ve already bought?
Right now, you’re probably seeing ads for all the stuff you already bought for Christmas. Curious why that happens? We did some digging to find out.
How to delete your Instagram account. Bye, Mark Zuckerberg.
So, you finally deleted your Facebook account. The misinformation, the scams, the data privacy issues, the odd company decisions (like the one giving politicians a pass to lie) — it…
A running list of American antitrust lawsuits against Google and Facebook
Christmas has come, like, a week early for anyone who cares about the American government enforcing its antitrust laws. In the last quarter of 2020, states and the federal government…
Apple to Facebook: We’re standing up for our users
The Apple-Facebook beef over user tracking is getting serious. On Monday, Apple launched iOS 14.3, giving users the ability to see the myriad ways in which apps track you (and…
Latest iOS update shows all the ways Facebook tracks you. There are a lot.
Knowing Facebook tracks everything you do is one thing, but actually seeing it? Oof. Apple officially launched iOS 14.3 Monday, and with it came an update to the App Store…
Facebook to send notifications to users who like or share COVID-19 misinformation
Facebook is taking its fight against COVID-19-related misinformation a step further. According to a report by Fast Company, Facebook will soon start sending notifications to users who have shared, commented…
Facebook’s new Collab music app is a fun way to play with others
Enjoy other people’s musical efforts, or join in yourself, with Facebook’s clever Collab app for iPhone and iPad.
FTC launches ‘wide-ranging’ probe into Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Snapchat, Reddit, YouTube, and more
The Federal Trade Commission has some questions, and Amazon, TikTok, Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snapchat, Twitter, WhatsApp, and YouTube better have answers. Some of the largest social media companies in the…
Facebook illegally maintains a monopoly and a breakup is on the table, says FTC lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission just fired the opening salvo in the war to break up Facebook. The FTC lawsuit, announced Wednesday, accuses Facebook of “illegally maintaining” its monopoly through, in…
Half of U.S. adults don’t know that Facebook does not do original news reporting
No, Facebook does not do its own original news reporting. Social media is increasingly a primary source of news for U.S. adults. According to a new survey from the Pew…