Children’s data and AI FTC opens 6(b) inquiry into AI companion chatbots September 11, 2025 The Federal Trade Commission issued compulsory 6(b) orders to seven firms that run consumer AI chatbots, seeking details on testing for youth harms, guardrails for teen use, data handling, and monetization practices. Sources are listed at the end of this […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Over the years, your Facebook timeline may have become cluttered with posts that no longer represent who you are; old opinions, awkward photos, or oversharing moments you’d rather forget.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 […]

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 […]

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 […]