WhatsApp, the messaging app with over two billion users globally, is set to discontinue support for several older smartphones after December 31, 2024. This move, while expected, underscores the app’s ongoing efforts to enhance security and integrate advanced features, which often require more modern operating systems. Which Devices Will Be Affected? More than 20 smartphones … Read more
The announcement came shortly after US law enforcement and intelligence agencies said they had no indication of efforts to disrupt election infrastructure but that Americans should be wary of Russian attempts to spread fake news. A study published last week found that misinformation on social media was spreading at a greater rate than during the … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook says hackers accessed personal data of 29 million users in a breach disclosed late last month. The leading social network had originally said up to 50 million accounts were affected in a cyberattack that exploited a trio of software flaws to steal “access tokens” that enable people to automatically log back into the … Read more
The glitch active between May 29 and June 5 has been fixed, according to Facebook, which has been striving to regain trust in the aftermath of a Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal.“We know that the ability to block someone is important,” Facebook chief privacy officer Erin Egan said in a blog post on Monday. “We’d … Read more
The social network currently bans advertisements for the sale of weapons and modifications, like magazines. But Facebook took an additional step of adding an age requirement for ads selling things like holsters, belt accessories or mounted flashlights, CNET reported. For example, advertisements for gun cases, slings and gun paint are allowed, but only with the … Read more
Facebook said the agreements with the Chinese companies allowed them access similar to what was offered to BlackBerry, which could retrieve detailed information on both device users and all of their friends, including religious and political leanings, work and education history and relationship status. The agreements date back to 2010, but the Huawei deal would end … Read more
The company claims the tool is outdated and wasn’t popular. But the trending section also proved problematic in ways that would presage Facebook’s later problems with fake news, political balance and the limitations of artificial intelligence in managing the messy human world. When Facebook launched “trending” in 2014 as a list of headlines to the … Read more
