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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google must face US states' antitrust lawsuit, judge rules

    Google must face US states' antitrust lawsuit, judge rules An antitrust suit by state attorneys general accusing Alphabet Inc.’s Google of monopolising the technology underlying online advertising can move forward, a New York federal judge ruled. Judge P. Kevin Castel on Tuesday allowed the...
  3. Jan

    Meta's Quest Pro VR forgotten in hotel room, leaks on Facebook

    Quest Pro VR headset leaks after being forgotten in hotel room — Report A video posted online claims to show Meta's upcoming new virtual reality (VR) headset — the Quest Pro — which was supposedly found left behind in a hotel room by one Ramiro Cardenas. The 1-minute clip, posted to Meta's own...
  4. Jan

    WhatsApp testing hiding online status privacy setting

    WhatsApp adding new privacy feature WhatsApp has started rolling out a new privacy feature for users of its Android beta app that allows them to hide their online status. WABetaInfo reports that beta testers running WhatsApp Android beta 2.22.20.9 will find the option available under an...
  5. Jan

    Instagram tests reposting feature

    Instagram begins testing repost feature Instagram is testing a feature that will let users repost someone else's content to their own timeline, TechCrunch reports. Users will be able to repost posts and reels, and Instagram says it will begin testing the feature with a select group of users soon.
    • Jan
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  6. Jan

    Dell, Nike, Ford, Twitch drop Facebook logins

    Dell and Nike among big companies dropping Facebook logins Several major companies have dropped support for Facebook account logins on their platforms in recent months, CNBC reports. Best Buy, Dell, Ford, Nike, Match, Twitch, and Patagonia are among those who have opted to remove the option...
    • Jan
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  7. Jan

    How WhatsApp group admins in South Africa should police posts after "Delete for Everyone" update

    WhatsApp change could cause legal problems for group admins in South Africa — How to protect yourself A recent WhatsApp feature update has caused concern among some of the popular chat app's users over its potential legal ramifications for group admins in South Africa. Last week, WhatsApp...
    • Jan
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  8. Jan

    Meta will reveal its new premium VR headset in October

    Meta will reveal its new premium VR headset in October Meta Platforms will reveal its new high-end virtual reality (VR) headset at the Meta Connect event on Tuesday, 11 October 2022. The company says it will also share updates on its progress with its metaverse ambitions and provide a look...
    • Jan
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  9. 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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  10. 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...
  11. 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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  12. Jan

    Meta plans to launch new VR headset in October - Mark Zuckerberg

    Zuckerberg says Meta launching new VR headset in October Meta Platforms' next virtual reality (VR) headset will arrive in October, according to the company's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. The Verge reports that the headset will likely launch around the time of Meta's annual Connect event.
  13. Jan

    WhatsApp to test profile pictures in group chats

    WhatsApp working on profile pictures in group chats WhatsApp is developing a feature that will see profile photos added to group chats on iOS, according to a WABetaInfo report. Once the update goes live to beta testers, the profile photos of other group participants will show up next to the...
    • Jan
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  14. 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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
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  17. Jan

    Sony reveals PlayStation VR2 will launch early 2023

    PlayStation VR2 arriving in early 2023 Sony has announced that its PlayStation VR2 headset will launch in early 2023. It will compete with Facebook parent Meta Platforms' Quest 2 and Apple's forthcoming mixed reality headset.
    • Jan
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  18. Jan

    WhatsApp replacing Electron with native apps for Windows and Mac

    WhatsApp launches native Windows app — Mac app in the works Meta Platforms has launched a native WhatsApp desktop application for Windows that no longer uses the web-based Electron framework. "WhatsApp Desktop users have been using our web-based desktop app (WhatsApp Desktop) or our...
    • Jan
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  19. 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...
  20. 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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  21. 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...
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