A group of 200 prominent women are calling for action against online abuse on social media platforms. They have published an open letter at the UN Generation Equality Forum, in Paris. In this, they called upon Google, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok to take action against…
How does social media affect teenagers?
October 16, 2019
Online is old news; while online in social media is today’s news. Social media is no more a subset of the internet; social media itself is the internet. So, when used in excess, don’t you think a teenager’s parents must use child monitoring apps?
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The social media giants might be forced to stop the practices that mislead users into giving personal data to companies that trick them. Two US senators introduced a bill that might stop this kind of behaviour of Facebook and Twitter, for example. These “dark…
Facebook, Ukraine: Users can lock their social profiles
February 24, 2022
Meta took some fast action on Facebook: Ukraine users can now lock their profiles. Also, it will to monitor the conflict. Moreover, Twitter came with tips for users to secure their accounts, so that they can guard against any hacking. The reaction of Facebook, Ukraine…
How to teach your kids to use digital media
November 13, 2019
To protect your child from prevalent online hazards such as: cyberbullying, online predators, and sexting, you need to teach your kids digital etiquette. Use parental control apps to let them understand how to use social media responsibly.
Being surrounded by electronic…
The critical security vulnerabilities of one of the popular social media sharing plugins – Social Warfare, was exploited by hackers in order to take control of the WordPress websites still running a vulnerable version of the plugin, used to add social share…
10 Security Tips to Prevent Malware Attacks in 2024
July 22, 2024
Here, in this article, you are going to get the most effective suggestions on how to avoid malware to protect your personal information and valuable resources. Despite numerous attempts worldwide to make the internet safe for everyone, the average number of cyber attacks…
Ads disrupt your browsing and invade your privacy. Hence, you can block them all using the best Edge advertisement blockers presented in this write-up. A smooth and safe browsing is all a user seeks when using a popular browser like Microsoft Edge. However, intrusive…
Russia fines Google for “fake” information about war
April 21, 2022
Russia fines Google 11 million roubles, which means over $137,000. The judge mentioned that the fine comes as the platform failed to delete what he called “fake” information about the war in Ukraine. Moreover, the court said that YouTube did not remove video produced by…
Meta decided to block hashtags related to images showing dead civilians in Ukraine, on Facebook and Instagram. The automated systems scan for violent images of civilians shot at close range and remove them. Afterwards, the company revised those Restricted hashtags A…