[Breaking] Irish DPC submits draft decision on Instagram GDPR inquiry
The Data Protection Commission of Ireland (DPC) has submitted a draft decision in a GDPR inquiry against Instagram. The DPC
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Instagram spends most of its advertising budget on targeting teens: Report
According to The New York Times (paywalled), Instagram spent most of its global advertising expenditure toward showing ads to minors since
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Social Media is flagging and removing lesser hate speech content: EU
An evaluation by the European Commission shows that social media companies flagged and removed less hate speech content than in
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Facebook Whistleblower testimony before the Senate: Key Takeaways
The Facebook whistleblower who disclosed the company’s negative impact on children, politics, and societies- Frances Haugen, yesterday gave her testimony
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Facebook is back after router misconfiguration caused largest-ever outage
Facebook’s family of applications- Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger went down yesterday night for almost six hours. The outage started
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Facebook whistleblower says firm’s own research shows it amplifies hate
A former Facebook employee had filed complaints with federal law enforcement last month. The complaints said that Facebook’s own research
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Instagram hits the pause button on Instagram Kids
Instagram has put on hold the application it is creating for kids, following resistance from advocacy groups and U.S. lawmakers.
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NCPCR asks Instagram to take action against the profile of Rahul Gandhi
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has asked Facebook to take action against the Instagram profile of
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Instagram and Facebook are the Most Invasive apps: pCloud
According to the cloud storage firm pCloud, Instagram and Facebook are the most invasive apps. Instagram is sharing 79% of
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Bois Locker Room Instagram Group: The Stringent Laws Overlooked.
For the Uninitiated. What is Bois Locker Room? A couple of days ago, a social media user exposed an Instagram
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