It has investigated how to engage young users in response to competition from Snapchat, TikTok; ‘Exploring playdates as a growth lever’…
Facebook Struck Secret Deals to Sell Preferential User Data; Used VPN App to Spy on Competitors…
A top UK lawmaker said on Wednesday that Facebook maintained secretive “whitelisting agreements” with select companies that would give them preferential access to vast amounts of user data, after the parliamentary committee released documents which had been sealed by a California court, reports Bloomberg. The documents – obtained in a sealed California lawsuit and leaked […]
STUDY: Social Media Has a Link to Loneliness and Depression…
Social media use has once again been linked to loneliness and depression. Research has been hinting at the connection for several years, but scientists from the University of Pennsylvania say that this new study is the most comprehensive and rigorous to date. Social media is not all bad, as not much really is, but most […]
Facebook Use Among Teens Plummets 30% in Three Years…
This Is the ‘Depressing’ Chart Mark Zuckerberg Does Not Want You to See…
Almost a year ago, we wrote about how post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been, but they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis. The Atlantic’s Jean Twenge questioned whether “smartphones destroyed a generation?” There is compelling evidence that the devices we’ve placed in young people’s hands are having profound effects on their […]
Uber, Tinder, Snapchat, Twitter Other Top Apps Include Trackers That Secretly Watch Everything Users Do…
Popular smartphone apps contain hidden trackers that can secretly monitor everything you do, researchers have found. These apps include Uber, Tinder, Skype, Twitter, Spotify and Snapchat, though it’s likely that this is the case for many, many more programs.People “should be alarmed by the data” say the researchers, from Yale University’s Privacy Lab and app […]
Judge Sides with Microsoft, Allows “Gag Order” Challenge to Advance…
On Wednesday, a federal judge in Seattle allowed Microsoft’s lawsuit against the government to go forward. US District Judge James Robart ruled that the company does, in fact, have standing to sue the Department of Justice on behalf of its customers. Microsoft’s case has drawn support from a number of major tech companies, including Apple, […]