Instagram has updated some safety controls for teenagers so they are less likely to encounter potentially sensitive content on the site. The Meta-owned platform said that when new users aged under 16 join the site, they will have more sensitive content hidden from them by default. The change will also see existing users under 16 […]
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US securities regulators question Twitter about how it counts fake accounts
US securities regulators are questioning Twitter about how it counts fake accounts on its platform. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June asked the company about its methodology for calculating the false or spam accounts and “the underlying judgments and assumptions used by management”. The agency’s Division of Corporation Finance made the request in […]
Facebook fixes ‘configuration issue’ after ‘weird’ feeds problem
Facebook has fixed an issue with the platform which saw users’ feeds flooded with unrelated messages and posts. On Wednesday morning, Facebook users around the world began reporting what some deemed “spam” messages appearing on their feeds, often posts from random users being directed at celebrities or famous accounts on the platform. In many cases, […]
YouTube latest platform to ban Andrew Tate
YouTube has become the latest platform to permanently ban former kickboxer Andrew Tate, for breaching its rules on hate speech. The Google-owned video platform said channels associated with Mr Tate had been removed for breaching its terms of service – a decision that follows similar moves by Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Mr Tate first came […]
Twitter whistleblower alleges major security lapses at social media firm
Twitter has substantial security problems that place personal user data and potentially national security at risk according to a former company executive turned whistleblower, it has been reported. According to a disclosure sent to the US Congress and federal agencies last month and obtained by CNN and the Washington Post, Twitter’s former head of security […]
New space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras and tiny moons
The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before – auroras and all. Scientists released the shots of the solar system’s biggest planet on Monday. The James Webb Space Telescope took the photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of Jupiter’s northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze. Jupiter’s Great Red […]
BeReal: How does the social media app work and why is it becoming so popular?
A new wave of social media apps are becoming increasingly popular among young people who want to get back to interacting with friends over creating content for the world to see. At the centre of this shift is BeReal, a photo-sharing app designed to show a snapshot of what a user is doing at a […]
Steve Jobs’ Apple-1 computer prototype auctioned for nearly 700,000 dollars
An authenticated Apple-1 Computer prototype from the mid-1970s has sold at auction for nearly 700,000 dollars (£592,000). The prototype was used by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976 to demonstrate the Apple-1 to Paul Terrell, owner of The Byte Shop in Mountain View, California – one of the first personal computer stores in the world, […]
Influencer Andrew Tate banned from Facebook and Instagram
Influencer Andrew Tate has been banned from Facebook and Instagram for violating its policies, social media giant Meta has confirmed. The parent company of the two platforms said it had removed Mr Tate’s official accounts for breaching its rules around dangerous organisations or individuals and that he was now banned from using either Facebook or […]
Owners urged to update Apple devices quickly but ‘stay calm’ over security flaw
Millions of Britons are being urged to update their iPhones and other Apple devices after the technology giant confirmed the discovery of a major security flaw. The technology giant has issued software updates for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac computers to fix a newly uncovered software issue, telling users the update “provides important […]