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Instagram Instants: What It Is, How to Delete It, and Why Your Photos Might Not Actually Be Gone
Instagram Instants launched May 13, 2026. Your photos are stored for a year by Meta. Here is how it works, how to delete your archive.
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Meta Employees Protest AI Training Tool That Records Their Mouse Movements
Meta employees in the U.S. are protesting software that records their mouse movements and clicks to train AI agents, with flyers and an online petition.
Meta and Scale AI Used Gig Workers to Scrape Your Social Media Data
Scale AI, 49% owned by Meta, had gig workers scrape public social media profiles and tag personal data to train AI. Workers describe what the job involved.
Meta Is Killing Instagram’s Encrypted DMs
Meta is removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs on May 8, 2026. Here is what the change means for your privacy.
Workers in Kenya Are Watching Your Most Private Moments From Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Meta's smart glasses have been sending footage from inside users' homes to human reviewers in Kenya. We cover what happened and what Meta has said.
Instagram Password Reset Emails – 17.5 Million Instagram Accounts Exposed
Surprise Instagram password reset emails trace back to a 2024 leak of 17.5 million accounts' emails and phone numbers. We cover how to lock your account down.
FTC Targets Facebook: Is Your Family’s Data Building Unsafe AI Worlds for Your Child?
The FTC's 6(b) probe into AI companion chatbots and whistleblower claims against Meta spotlight growing risks to kids' data, safety, and digital footprints.
The Most Common Scams on Facebook (2025)
Stop Facebook social engineering: spot profile cloning and quiz bait, lock down privacy, and bulk-delete risky posts fast with Redact.
How to Turn off Instagram Maps
Learn how to turn off Instagram’s new maps feature and stop location sharing entirely. Step-by-step instructions for all devices.
Meta’s Hidden Photo Scan Explained + 3 Steps to Secure Your Camera Roll
Meta's creative suggestions feature scans photos in your phone's camera roll, even ones you never shared. Here are the risks and 3 steps to lock yours down.
Localhost Tracking: The New Privacy Battleground That Could Cost Meta Billions
Meta and Yandex used localhost tracking to get around browser privacy protections, which may break GDPR. See how it works and what it could cost Meta.
Meta Begins Training AI on EU User Data Through GDPR Loophole
Meta is using posts from Facebook and Instagram users in the EU to train its AI. Learn what’s collected, privacy risks, and how to opt-out.
4 Ways to Remove Likes on Facebook, One by One or in Bulk
Unlike a post, clear old likes from your activity log, remove Page likes, or delete every Facebook like at once, with steps from Facebook's own screens.
How to Delete Posts on Facebook, One or All at Once
Delete one Facebook post, clear several with Manage posts or Activity log, or remove your posts with Redact. Follow the desktop and mobile steps.
Meta Settles Landmark Privacy Case With Massive Implications for Your Digital Privacy
Meta settled Tanya O'Carroll's UK privacy case and agreed to stop targeting her with personalized ads. We cover the background and what it could mean for you.
Meta Allows AI-Driven Fetishization of Down Syndrome, While Encouraging AI Usage and Rolling Back Content Moderation
Instagram is seeing AI-made adult creators fetishize Down syndrome while Meta rolls back content moderation and nudges users to write comments with AI.
EU Pushes Big Tech to Fight Hate Speech, Succeeds?
Meta, X and YouTube signed the EU's updated code of conduct on online hate speech under the Digital Services Act. See what they promised and what changes.
Meta’s New Content Policy & What It Means for Your Privacy.
Meta's More Speech, Fewer Mistakes policy ends third-party fact-checking in favor of community notes. The change affects your privacy and your posts too.