Meta Could Be Reading Your Instagram DMs Right NowMeta removed end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs on May 8, 2026. Your messages are now readable by Meta.5/12/2026Data Privacy
Full list of known and upcoming Facebook datacenters as of May 2026.Meta is building 32 AI data centers worldwide, including Hyperion and Prometheus, gigawatt-scale campuses powered by your scraped Facebook posts.4/29/2026Facebook
Deleted iPhone Messages and Photos Are ReappearingiOS 26 surfaced years of deleted messages for thousands of iPhone users, and a separate flaw let the FBI recover deleted Signal messages.4/28/2026Apple
How To Opt Out of Slack AI TrainingSlack uses your messages and files to train its AI models and you were opted in by default. Here's exactly how to opt out in under 5 minutes.4/21/2026Privacy Guides
Meta and Scale AI Used Gig Workers to Scrape Your Social Media DataScale AI, 49% owned by Meta, employed tens of thousands of gig workers to harvest personal social media data, copyrighted images, and explicit audio to train AI.4/13/2026Data Privacy
The Government Is Demanding Your Identity From Big Tech – What You Need to Know About Your Digital FootprintDHS has issued hundreds of subpoenas to Google, Meta, Reddit, and Discord to identify anonymous users discussing ICE. Here’s what it means for your privacy.2/17/2026Social Media
Discord Bulk Deletions Surge 350% After Global ID Verification AnnouncementDiscord users are mass-deleting their message history following the platform's controversial age verification announcement. Here's what our data shows - and why it matters.2/12/2026Discord
How to Mass Delete Instagram MessagesLearn to mass delete all of your Instagram messages in bulk using the Redact.dev app. Filter to specific chats, keywords, dates, and more.1/21/2026Instagram
Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban: The First Domino in a Global CrackdownAustralia’s under-16 social media ban triggers mass account removals and age-verification checks. How it works, the risks, and what it means for your privacy.12/5/2025Social Media
The EU’s Updated Child Safety Rules: Why Protecting Kids Must Not Come at the Cost of Mass SurveillanceEU updates child-safety laws while rejecting mass message scanning and protecting privacy. Privacy concerns remain.11/26/2025Policy