Long gone are the times when law enforcement would simply warn parents of dangerous people on the street. From online video games to every other app that connects to the world, people on the hunt to sextort victims lurk under bogus usernames and identities. […]
Social Media Timeline of Gabby Petito
Eleven days into the search for missing travel blogger Gabrielle “Gabby” Petito, authorities reported Tuesday that human remains recovered two days prior at a national park in Wyoming had been positively identified as Petito and that she had died as a result of homicide. […]
Berkeley Law creates protocol to use social media as evidence for war crimes
A three-year joint effort by Berkeley Law’s Human Rights Center (HRC) and the U.N. Human Rights Office, the Protocol marks the first global guidelines for using publicly available information online – including photos, videos, and other content posted to social media sites – as evidence in international criminal and human rights investigations. […]
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Facebook Launches New Video Series, Hosted by Post Malone, Exclusively on Messenger and Instagram
Facebook has announced the launch of a new video series, hosted by Post Malone, which it will make exclusively available on Messenger and Instagram via the Watch Together option, which it rolled out back in September. […]
Instagram makes old stories easier to find alongside new anti-bullying features
Browse your old Instagram stories via new stories map and calendar views making them easier to find. […]
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TikTok passes Instagram as second-most popular social app for U.S. teens
TikTok, the short-video app is now favored among teens second only to Snap’s Snapchat, according to Piper Sandler. […]
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California man arrested for social media hoax targeting women, coffee shop
California man fakes social media accounts to impersonate a Ventura woman and defame a local business. […]
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Google confirms Android 11 will limit third-party camera apps because of location spying fears
Google is making a change in Android 11 that will force apps that want to take photos or video to use the phone’s built-in camera app. […]
TikTok found to have tracked Android users’ MAC addresses until late last year
Until late last year social video app TikTok was using an extra layer of encryption to conceal a tactic for tracking Android users via the MAC address of their device, which skirted Google’s policies and did not allow users to opt out. […]
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Watch out, TikTok: Facebook launching rival video editing app called Instagram Reels
The social media giant recently announced plans to release Instagram Reels, a video platform that lets people create interactive short clips set to music. […]
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