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Consumers advised to be sceptical about sales season discounts as AI makes it even harder to detect scamsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSo-called “ghost store” operators are taking advantage of Christmas and Black Friday to …
New guidance from UK regulator aims to combat misogynist abuse and ‘revenge porn’Social media platforms are being urged to limit internet “pile-ons” under new guidelines to protect women and girls online.The guidance from Ofcom, the UK communications r…
Senators cited Reuters reporting that Meta itself estimated its platforms were involved in a third of all scams in the USUS senators Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal have asked the heads of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Securities and Ex…
If Meta, the world’s biggest social media company, expects problems after a year of preparation, then what should the rest of us be expecting?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podc…
Researchers disclosed a WhatsApp flaw that exposed 3.5B accounts. Meta has patched it to prevent this mass enumeration. A team of researchers at the University of Vienna found a WhatsApp flaw that could scrape 3.5 billion accounts. Meta has since patched the vulnerability to block this enumeration technique. Users discover contacts by querying WhatsApp servers […]
Facebook and Instagram users under 16 will be sent email, SMS and in-app messages in anticipation of 10 December when ban will beginGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian Facebook and Instagram users under 16 will be noti…
The total amount of money given to bug bounty hunters by the social media giant has reached $25 million.
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If you manage Facebook advertising for a small or medium-sized business, open your inbox with suspicion, because attackers…
European Commission confirms reports it is looking at postponing parts of landmark legislationThe European Commission is considering plans to delay parts of the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, after intense pressure from businesses and Donald Trump’s…
Regulator found ads for mechanics skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers targeted womenThe French equalities regulator has ruled that Facebook’s algorithm for placing job adverts is sexist, after an investigation found that adverts for m…