What the Tech App of the Day: Edits
You can type out what you want to say, and the words scroll on your screen while you record. It’s a simple feature, but it makes a big difference if you’re talking on camera.
What The Tech: How Instagram is taking steps to protect your kids
Instagram’s latest move suggests platforms are responding by adding more built-in protections rather than relying solely on optional settings.
Whether it’s enough remains a topic of debate.
Mark Zuckerberg asked about children’s Instagram use in trial on dangers of social media
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in court about whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children.
Landmark trial starts on whether social media companies cause children to be addicted to their platforms
The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year to decide if they’re responsible for harms to children who use their platforms
What The Tech: How to reset your social media feeds
Social media platforms aren’t actually showing you what you like. They’re guessing. Every pause, scroll, tap, and accidental linger trains an algorithm. And sometimes, it learns the wrong thing.
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.
