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  • You Can Stop Instagram From Tracking You Across Other Sites and Apps

    You Can Stop Instagram From Tracking You Across Other Sites and Apps

    It’s tough to use the internet without being tracked, but it’s not impossible. Companies are starting to hand us tools to help, such as Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature and DuckDuckGo’s App Tracking Protection. Even Meta, the company that makes its living on data collection, is now offering you a way to control how Instagram…


  • Discord Launches Teen Safety Assist to Create Safer Places to Hang

    Discord Launches Teen Safety Assist to Create Safer Places to Hang

    Discord revealed Teen Safety Assist, a new safety initiative to promote a safer environment for younger users to hang out in. The initiative includes default enabled safety features for teenagers on the app, such as proactive filters and alerts. “As great as all of these amazing updates to Discord are, none of this matters if…


  • Meta Plans to Grow Threads By Ramming Its Posts to Facebook

    Meta Plans to Grow Threads By Ramming Its Posts to Facebook

    Threads was a unicorn in the vacuum left behind by a Musk-infested Twitter turned X. But as the excitement for the sterile and lifeless platform inevitably waned for users, Meta’s newest trick to give the illusion of Threads’ growth is to just jam its posts into Facebook feeds. Thread users noticed embedded posts from Threads…


  • Snapchat Finally Adds Embeds, Along With Some Lacklustre AI

    Snapchat Finally Adds Embeds, Along With Some Lacklustre AI

    Snapchat introduced two new features Tuesday for users to embed content on their profiles or stories into a website. The social media platform added web embeds for its Lenses, Spotlight videos, public stories and public profiles for users to share an article or website with their followers easily. Snapchat says the features will allow users…