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This red flag may tell you if someone hacked into your Facebook account

June 26th, 2022

Andy Meek

For the umpteenth time in the life of the social networking giant, Facebook is preparing to implement a top-to-bottom overhaul of its signature blue app in the face of a serious competitive threat. After making Snapchat-style Stories and TikTok-inspired Reels the centerpiece of the Instagram experience, Meta-owned Facebook is now preparing to make the TikTok-ification …

Guides

How to Delete Your Instagram Account

June 21st, 2022

Toby Grey

Letting go of your Instagram account might not be as easy as you think. Mainly because Instagram offers many benefits that you might not even realize. Great photo filters, secure direct messages, and much more. But, if you want to know how to delete your Instagram account, you have come to the right place. As …

Tech

Facebook’s plan to copy TikTok and change the feed is a horrible idea

June 19th, 2022

Yoni Heisler

It’s no secret that Facebook, with Mark Zuckerberg steering the ship, has long been attuned to rival products capable of diminishing its social networking dominance. Put simply, if people are chatting or sharing media content, Facebook desperately wants it to happen under its own umbrella. This all-encompassing strategy became evident when the company purchased Instagram …

Business

Facebook may owe you a $400 settlement check – here’s how to find out

June 7th, 2022

Andy Meek

The other day on Twitter, a business owner decided to ask his followers one of those questions designed to spark interaction and engagement: “What’s the weirdest way you’ve ever made money?” One response brought up Facebook, but not in the way you might think. Rather than via something like the social network’s Marketplace tool, the …

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How to log in to Instagram through Facebook

May 26th, 2022

Toby Grey

How do you log in to Instagram through Facebook? When Facebook bought Instagram back in 2012, many people expected that a ton of Facebook features would be coming to Instagram. What they might not have foreseen is being able to log in to Instagram through Facebook. Linking your Instagram account to your Facebook offers a …

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How to Delete Your Facebook Account

May 21st, 2022

Toby Grey

There are many reasons that might make you want to delete your Facebook account. You may want to take a break from social media or could be worried about your mental health. Or perhaps you might be looking to regain some of your digital privacy. You might just want a fresh start for yourself, or …

Tech

Facebook is retiring several location-based features this month

May 10th, 2022

Jacob Siegal

Facebook recently began informing users that it will retire a few underused location-based features. Nearby Friends, weather alerts, location history, and background location are each “going away soon,” the company said. Meta told The Verge in an email that it is removing all of these old features due to low usage. Facebook will stop collecting …

Tech

Apple and Facebook gave user data to hackers pretending to be cops

March 30th, 2022

Jacob Siegal

Apple and Facebook’s parent company Meta provided user data to hackers posing as law enforcement officials, Bloomberg reports. Sources claim that the hackers forged emergency data requests which both companies responded to. Apple and Meta handed over the home addresses, phone numbers, and IP addresses of an unknown number of users.

Tech

Instagram’s chronological feed is back – here’s how to enable it

March 24th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

The latest update for Instagram finally brings back the beloved chronological feed, as well as a new favorites feed. Instagram’s chronological feed has been missing for several years now. The company removed it in 2016. However, it began testing a new version of the feed in January. Now that it’s back officially, Instagram users can …

Tech

Facebook now allows hate speech in some countries if it’s anti-Russia

March 11th, 2022

Chris Smith

Meta made a big change to the Facebook and Instagram hate speech policies to allow users to express violent thoughts targeting the Russian forces that invaded Ukraine. Facebook and Instagram users in various countries around Eastern Europe can pen posts calling for violence against the soldiers who fight for the invading force. They can also …