New Update Restores Access to X for Many in Brazil
On Wednesday, many users in Brazil regained access to the social media platform X following an update that bypassed a Supreme Court-imposed block. The update leveraged third-party cloud services, enabling Brazilian users to access X via international routes without needing a virtual private network (VPN), as reported by Abrint, the Brazilian Association of Internet and […]
Instagram to Mandate Protected Accounts for Millions of Teens
On Tuesday, Instagram unveiled its boldest initiative yet to safeguard young users on its platform by rolling out new “teen account” settings. These settings will automatically set millions of teen accounts to private and limit their exposure to certain content on the app. This move, occurring almost three years after the revealing “Facebook Papers” highlighted […]
Meta Platforms Overcomes Lawsuit on Apple Privacy, Sandberg Disclosures
Meta Platforms (META.O) successfully obtained a dismissal of a lawsuit alleging it misled shareholders by not disclosing the potential impacts of Apple’s (AAPL.O) privacy updates on Facebook and Instagram’s advertising appeal. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers dismissed the suit on Tuesday, which also included allegations that Meta hid former COO Sheryl Sandberg’s misuse of […]