Facebook’s social media accounts were momentarily taken over by a group of hackers on Friday afternoon. The hacking group OurMine posted on Twitter and Instagram accounts for Facebook and Messenger, writing, “even Facebook is hackable.” The accounts have now been restored. OurMine claims its attacks are to try to show cyber vulnerabilities. In January, it … Read more
Twitter has declared that, at least in its public documents, it may stop calling the people who use its platform “users.” It is “an effort to show more empathy for the people who use Twitter,” explains the company’s most recent financial results incorporating the fourth quarter of 2019. As an alternative, it is reframing the … Read more
It is not merely Facebook and Google fighting false coronavirus information. Twitter has permanently banned financial site and conspiracy promoter Zero Hedge after it gave a story that not only made false claims that a Wuhan-based scientist created the new coronavirus as a weapon, but doxxed the researcher by issuing a name, photo, email, and … Read more
Twitter is working out a new feature to let users restrict who can reply to their tweets on the social media platform. The corporation introduced the update at the CES 2020 event in Las Vegas on Wednesday, TechCrunch reported. The users will be able to select who can reply to their tweets based on four … Read more
Russian legislation focusing on foreign media and tech giants may prove challenging next year for firms like Apple, Netflix, Facebook, and Twitter. Content restrictions have been toughening since October, based on The Hollywood Reporter. By July 1, all computers and mobile gadgets bought in Russia should come preinstalled with Russian-approved software. For instance, Apple must … Read more
Twitter will no longer animate PNG files after trolls seized the Epilepsy Foundation’s designation and hashtags last month to address potentially seizure-inducing images to epileptic and photosensitive people. The corporate says it lately discovered a bug that had enabled individuals to add multiple animated images to a tweet and bypass Twitter’s autoplay protections utilizing the … Read more
This week, Twitter confirmed the vulnerability in its Android app that could let hackers see your “nonpublic account information” and activate your account to send tweets and direct messages. According to a Twitter Privacy Center blog posted Friday, the (lately patched) security situation could allow hackers to gain control of an account and access information … Read more
Facebook and Twitter had removed a network of false accounts and pages spreading pro-Donald Trump rhetoric to more than 55 million people on Friday, The Verge reported, making the internet only slightly more real than it was on Thursday. Facebook detailed its actions in a blog post, noting that it removed 610 Facebook accounts, 89 … Read more