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  1. Jan

    Irish regulator fines Instagram 405 million euros

    Instagram slapped with R6.9 billion fine Meta Platforms has been fined €405 million (R6.9 billion) by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) over how it handles teenagers' data, The Verge reports. The ruling and fine were finalised on Friday, 2 September 2022, after a two-year...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Jan

    WhatsApp group admins in South Africa are legally responsible for member posts - lawyer

    Big warning for WhatsApp group admins — You are legally responsible for member posts The Digital Law Company's social media expert Emma Sadleir has warned WhatsApp group admins should take note of a recent update to the app that could hold them legally liable for other users' posts. In a...
  4. Jan

    Meta developing paid features for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp - report

    Paid features for WhatsApp and Facebook in the works Meta Platforms — Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp's parent company — is establishing a product organisation to develop "possible paid features" for its social media platforms, The Verge reports. The move is Meta's first push to build paid...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    Meta Platforms adds NFT support to Facebook and Instagram

    Facebook and Instagram get NFT support Facebook now supports non-fungible tokens (NFTs), meaning users can link their digital wallets to post collectibles on the platform. The feature is also available on Instagram, and after users have connected their digital wallet to one of the apps...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Jan

    How many information types Google, Facebook, Apple track

    Apple vs Google vs Facebook — this is who tracks the most personal data types Google tracks the most personal user data types of the world's big five tech companies, according to an analysis performed by StockApps.com. The analysis used data from Digital Information World to compare the...
  7. Jan

    Spammers and trolls are having a field day on Facebook today

    Facebook's news feed is broken and showing spam posted to celebrity pages Facebook is experiencing a strange bug allowing users to spam others' news feeds with bizarre content by posting them to celebrity pages and other widely-followed accounts. Multiple MyBroadband readers noticed the issue...
  8. Jan

    WhatsApp testing big Communities update in Android beta

    Big WhatsApp groups update around the corner WhatsApp has started rolling out its new Communities group feature to users of its Android beta app, WABetaInfo reports. The upcoming overhaul of the app's groups was first reported in October 2021, with various pieces of code and in-development...
  9. Jan

    Misconfigured Meta Pixel exposes healthcare data of 1.36 million US residents

    Facebook ad-tracking script exposes 1.36 million patients' healthcare data Novant Health has disclosed (access denied from South Africa) a data leak affecting 1,362,296 US-based individuals due to a misconfiguration of their Meta Pixel ad tracking JavaScript code, BleepingComputer reported...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    Social media companies like Twitter helped SAPS track down instigators of July riots

    Twitter helped South African police track down July riots instigators Major social media companies, including Twitter, helped the Hawks track down some of the alleged instigators of violent looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng that shook South Africa in July 2021. That is according to a City...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    An investor's view on what Facebook is doing right and Twitter is not

    An investor's view on what Facebook is doing right and Twitter is not Meta (Facebook) investors have enjoyed much better returns than their Twitter counterparts, thanks to Facebook’s superior user growth and better monetisation of users. Facebook was listed on the Nasdaq on 18 May 2012 at $38...
  12. Jan

    Facebook Messenger testing end-to-end encryption by default

    Facebook testing end-to-end encryption in Messenger Facebook has started testing automatic end-to-end encryption in Messenger with a small group of users, the company said in a statement. It also said that it has started testing secure storage for Messenger to allow users to backup their...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Rual dV

    Instagram and Facebook in-app browsers track all user activity, including passwords and credit card info

    Instagram and Facebook in-app browsers track all user activity An analysis by software developer Felix Krause showed that Facebook and Instagram’s in-app browsers track every user interaction. “The iOS Instagram and Facebook app render all third-party links and ads within their app using a...
  14. Jan

    WhatsApp rolling out appear offline, leaving groups quietly, and screeshot prevention

    WhatsApp rolling out big privacy changes Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp is rolling out several privacy features, including the ability to send messages while appearing offline and blocking screenshots of view-once messages. The messaging platform will also allow users to leave group chats...
  15. Jan

    WhatsApp testing "delete for everyone" function for group admins

    WhatsApp testing major changes — including group admin delete feature WhatsApp is rolling out several significant changes to its messaging platform, including the ability for group admins to delete any message for everyone. Other changes include a feature that lets group members view...
  16. Jan

    Meta asks court to force Snap to hand over data as it fights FTC antitrust lawsuit

    Facebook asks court to demand Snapchat hand over user numbers for monopoly lawsuit Meta Platforms Inc. is asking a judge to force Snap Inc. to hand over data it says is needed to help the Facebook owner defend against a US government antitrust lawsuit. In a filing with a federal court in...
  17. Jan

    WhatsApp pushes back on proposed UK and EU laws to scan messages for CSAM

    WhatsApp refuses to scan messages for illegal material WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart says the company will not risk lowering message privacy to abide by proposed UK and EU laws requiring that messages be scanned for potential child sexual abuse material (CSAM). In an interview with the BBC...
    • Jan
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    • child sexual abuse material (csam) facebook whatsapp will cathcart
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    5 WhatsApp changes in testing - voice note waveforms, kept messages, status reactions

    Five changes coming to WhatsApp — including a voice note update WhatsApp is making several significant changes to its platform, including voice note waveforms for its Windows desktop app. Other changes include kept messages, quick reactions for statuses on iOS, and a footer for end-to-end...
  19. Jan

    Facebook and Instagram to push content from people you don't follow - like TikTok

    Facebook and Instagram will push more content to compete with TikTok Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to more than double the amount of recommended content pushed to Facebook and Instagram users by the end of 2023. According to Zuckerberg, recommended content currently makes up around...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Meta posts first-ever quarterly revenue decline

    Meta posts first-ever quarterly revenue decline Meta Platforms Inc., the social media giant that includes Facebook and Instagram, reported its first-ever quarterly sales decline, citing advertisers’ shrinking budgets. Meta revenue slipped to $28.8 billion in the second quarter, missing the...
  21. Jan

    Meta to start music revenue sharing on Facebook videos

    Facebook introduces music revenue sharing Meta Platforms Inc. is introducing music revenue sharing on Facebook to help creators make money from videos that use licensed music, in an effort to better compete with rival TikTok. A new tool called Rights Manager, developed by Meta through...
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