Category: Social Media / Websites
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Social Media & Mental Health
Gabb Wireless Blog – 8.14.24 With a smartphone in hand, your teenager has endless resources and the potential for vibrant social interaction. Yet, despite spending an average of 4.8 hours on social media platforms daily, many teens report that these interactions often leave them feeling disconnected. Source: Social Media & Mental Health
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Meta AI Is Now Multilingual, More Creative and Smarter
Meta Blog – 7.24.24 We’re expanding access to Meta AI – the assistant in our apps and devices – and introducing new features to help you with answers, ideas and inspiration. Meta AI is now available in 22 countries, with the newest today in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Cameroon. You can also interact with…
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Intimate image abuse – Kaspersky new survey indicates alarming trends
Kaspersky Blog – 7.18.24 In today’s digital age, our social and romantic interactions are increasingly online, and the normalization of both storing and sharing intimate images has reached concerning levels. Our recent global study – one of the largest polls ever conducted on this matter – reveals some alarming trends, and highlights the urgent need for both…
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Facebook phishing emails: Examples and protection
Meta Blog – 6.11.24 Have you ever received an email claiming your Facebook account was disabled? Instead of clicking the link in the email, you checked your app, and everything seemed fine. You might have encountered a Facebook phishing email. Scammers design these fake emails to look legitimate to trick users into revealing their personal…
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New AI Tools, Meta Verified and More for Businesses on WhatsApp
Meta Blog – 6.7.24 From answering customer questions, to discussing products and finalizing a purchase, messaging helps businesses get business done. Today at Conversations, our annual business messaging event, we shared the latest product updates to help people and businesses do more on WhatsApp. Source: New AI Tools, Meta Verified and More for Businesses on…
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It’s time to get serious about GDPR compliance – here’s why
1Password Blog – 5.29.24 In 2022, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the most powerful data privacy law in a generation, was used to fine a nosy neighbor. An unnamed Spanish citizen had two home security cameras pointed toward a public road. This got attention from their city council, who filed a claim with the Spanish…
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Expanding voice typing and automatic captions to additional browsers
Google Blog – 5.24.24 Currently users can edit their documents in Google Docs or edit speaker notes in Google Slides by using their voice. Users can also turn on automatic captions to display the speakers’ words in real time while presenting in Slides. These features have previously been available using the latest version of Google Chrome only. Starting…
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How to Remove Ads from Google Search Results – JoinDeleteMe
DeleteMe Blog – 5.7.24 After getting bombarded by personalized ads, I made it my mission to learn how to remove ads from Google Search results. Read on to find out what I’ve learned. Source: How to Remove Ads from Google Search Results – JoinDeleteMe
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Apple, Roblox, and Spotify are “Dirty,” Dan the AI Boyfriend, and are TVs Better Than Tablets?
Gabb Wireless Blog – 5.2.24 The National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) released their 2024 Dirty Dozen List — an annual initiative denouncing twelve mainstream entities for their facilitation, enablement, and profiting from sexual abuse and exploitation. Source: Apple, Roblox, and Spotify are “Dirty,” Dan the AI Boyfriend, and are TVs Better Than Tablets?
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New Ways to Organize Events in WhatsApp Communities
Meta Blog – 5.1.24 Since launching WhatsApp Communities, we’ve seen neighborhoods, school associations, hobbyists and more use the feature to keep groups connected and organized. To help bring communities even closer together, we’re adding a new way for people to organize events on WhatsApp, and we’re introducing organized replies in Announcement Groups so members can respond…