A study by the Federal Trade Commission found that social media platforms like Meta, YouTube, and TikTok are collecting and selling more personal data than people realize. They engage in extensive surveillance of consumers and profit by selling this data to advertisers. A New York Times reporter discusses these findings with CBS News. source
Parents are sharing a lot about their kids on social media, prompting concerns about online safety and mental health. Meta has launched Instagram Teen Accounts to address these issues, automatically migrating users under 16 to the new service with built-in protections. Features include private profiles, restricted messaging, and parental controls. The goal is to give…
Meta, the parent company of social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, has announced that it is banning Russian media outlet RT from its apps globally. This move comes after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow’s spy agencies and carrying out covert information warfare operations around the world. The…