What The Tech: How to spot fake Facebook and Instragram accounts
Not every digital creator is a scammer, but it’s safe to assume that most scammers are digital
creators.
What The Tech: Are social media platforms listening to you?
It’s suspicious when something you just talked about shows up in your social media feeds. It happens, and it’s creepy
Meta to expand data center in Montgomery, increasing total investment to $1.5 billion
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and other services. says it will expand its Montgomery Data Center, which is still under construction.
What the Tech: Why you should reset your algorithms
No one knows you more than an algorithm. But if you’re ready for a fresh start on some of your social media feeds, here’s how to reset your algorithms.
What the Tech: Why the new Instagram Map has some fearful of stalkers
See why some people worry that the new Instagram Map could put people in danger.
What the Tech: What parents need to know about Instagram’s efforts to stop sextortion
Instagram is increasing efforts to stop sextortion. But how?
What the Tech: See Instagram’s new teen safety features
Here’s what parents need to know about Instagram’s new teen safety features.
Instagram makes teen accounts private as pressure mounts on the app to protect children
Instagram is making teen accounts private by default as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid a growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.
What the Tech: Meta smart sunglasses — do they work?
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and Ray-Ban have introduced smart sunglasses that can take photos and videos.
Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion
Instagram says it’s using new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages.
