The Most Common Scams on Facebook (2025)

The Most Common Scams on Facebook (2025)

Cybersecurity

Facebook feels personal. It is filled with familiar names, faces, and memories. That sense of comfort is exactly what scammers use to their advantage. Social engineering is not about hacking software. It is about manipulating people. If you trust what you see, you are more likely to click, share, or respond. That is why Facebook […]

8/27/2025
How to Turn off Instagram Maps

How to Turn off Instagram Maps

Instagram

Overnight, Meta rolled out Instagram maps for many of its users. Instagram chief has publicly stated that the feature is opt-in only, despite many users claiming they were opted-in automatically. Ready to turn it off? Skip to the instructions here. Whether or not Meta has made a mistake, sharing your location with followers every time […]

8/8/2025
Meta’s Hidden Photo Scan Explained + 3 Steps to Secure Your Camera Roll

Meta’s Hidden Photo Scan Explained + 3 Steps to Secure Your Camera Roll

Meta

Meta has redefined the boundaries of digital consent – again.  Facebook has started testing a sneaky feature that scans your private photos from your phone’s camera roll. They disguise this under the name of “creative suggestions powered by Meta AI”. While the tech giant claims this feature is optional, the implications are more sinister for […]

7/16/2025
Localhost Tracking: The New Privacy Battleground That Could Cost Meta Billions

Localhost Tracking: The New Privacy Battleground That Could Cost Meta Billions

Meta

Researchers have discovered another ethically concerning abuse of user privacy from Meta (parent company of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Messenger and WhatsApp). The same technology appears to have been used by Russian search paltform Yandex too. Tracking users has been a critical part of Meta’s business model for years (and almost any ad-support platform) – for […]

6/13/2025
Meta Begins Training AI on EU User Data Through GDPR Loophole

Meta Begins Training AI on EU User Data Through GDPR Loophole

AI

Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) has begun roll out of its AI features in the EU. Meta says this will improve tools like Meta AI and Imagine, as well as future integrations across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Threads. Watchdogs are on the defensive, with NOYB sending a cease and desist and widespread criticism […]

5/27/2025
How to Delete All Your Facebook Likes

How to Delete All Your Facebook Likes

Facebook

If you’ve been using Facebook for years, or even decades – you’ve probably got likes dating back to the the 2000s. Liked pages, posts, and content sticks around – even if you don’t “like” it at all any more! Deleting all your likes should be a simple task – but unfortunately, Facebook doesn’t provide an […]

4/8/2025
How to Delete All Your Facebook Posts Fast

How to Delete All Your Facebook Posts Fast

Facebook

Over the years, your Facebook timeline may have become cluttered with posts that no longer represent who you are; old opinions, awkward photos, or oversharing moments you’d rather forget. Manually deleting each post is slow and tedious, especially if you’ve been using Facebook for a long time. Luckily, Redact.dev makes it easy to delete Facebook […]

4/4/2025
Meta Settles Landmark Privacy Case With Massive Implications for Your Digital Privacy

Meta Settles Landmark Privacy Case With Massive Implications for Your Digital Privacy

Meta

In a significant development for your digital privacy, Meta has settled a landmark lawsuit in the UK, agreeing to stop targeting a human rights campaigner with personalized ads.  Tanya O’Carroll’s case against Meta highlights the growing importance of managing your digital footprint and understanding your rights regarding data privacy. Understand the background and implications of the […]

3/28/2025
Meta Allows AI-Driven Fetishization of Down Syndrome, While Encouraging AI Usage and Rolling Back Content Moderation

Meta Allows AI-Driven Fetishization of Down Syndrome, While Encouraging AI Usage and Rolling Back Content Moderation

AI

In January this year, Meta announced their intentions to encourage “More speech, fewer mistakes” on their platforms. This involved them axing their factcheckers, implementing community notes and encouraging more political content.  Now just months later, Meta is starting to test community notes across platforms, while Instagram is plagued by AI-generated adult ‘content creators’ fetishizing Down […]

3/20/2025
EU Pushes Big Tech to Fight Hate Speech, Succeeds?

EU Pushes Big Tech to Fight Hate Speech, Succeeds?

Social Media

The European Commission announced that major tech companies—including Meta’s Facebook, Elon Musk’s X, and Google’s YouTube—have pledged to intensify their efforts against online hate speech. This commitment is part of an updated code of conduct integrated into the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA). (Reuters) Understanding the EU’s Updated Code of Conduct Originally established in May […]

1/24/2025