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An anonymous Facebook figure is hiding money around a New Brunswick town. The community of Miramichi have been keeping their eyes peeled for $50 and $100 bills being hidden around their town, following sets of clues given out by a Facebook user who goes by Roman Dungarvan. While no one knows their true identity, Dungarvan posts clues that […]
Social media scammers made off with a crazy amount of cash in 2021. According to a Jan. 25 report put out by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), over 95,000 people reported $770 million had been lost to social media fraud in 2021. What’s more shocking is the losses only accounted for 25% of all reported fraud in 2021, […]
On Wednesday, Instagram launched a new feature that will let users report any issues they encounter while using the platform without tapping any buttons. The new feature, which is appropriately titled “rage shake,” lets users literally shake their phone to report any problems they come across with the app. Once shaken, a pop-up screen should appear […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Facebook is planning a rebrand by introducing a new name for the company, The Verge reports, citing a source. […]
Facebook is apologizing after its artifical intelligence technology mistook a video of Black men as “primate” content. According to the New York Times, the gaffe was brought to light earlier this week after a former Facebook designer was sent a screenshot of the mislabeled video. The post in question, which was published by the Daily Mail in […]
Instagram has rolled out a new pronouns feature as part of its commitment to inclusivity. The Facebook-owned social media platform announced the change via Twitter on Tuesday, confirming it will now allow users to display their preferred pronouns in a dedicated spot on their profiles. Although many people have publicized their pronouns in their bios, this space […]
On Monday, a group of 44 attorneys general, made up of both Democrats and Republicans, put their signatures on a letter addressed to Mark Zuckerberg encouraging him to ax Facebook’s plan to launch a version of Instagram for kids younger than 13. The letter justifies its ask based on mental health and privacy concerns for its young users, […]
Facebook is being investigated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission amid allegations of racial bias in the company’s hiring and promotion practices, Reuters reports. The probe was launched in response to a complaint filed in July by Facebook operations program manager Oscar Veneszee Jr., who is Black, and two applicants, Howard Winns, Jr., and Jazsmin Smith, who Veneszee […]
Billboard will soon incorporate Facebook video streams into its chart calculations. The publication announced the news on Wednesday afternoon, stating it will only factor in data from officially licensed music videos, and will not tally streams from user-generated content. The change will go into effect on March 27 and will reflect streams during the week of March […]
Instagram users can breathe a sigh of relief. The recent disappearance of like counts was apparently the result of “a bug.” A number of people took to social media on Tuesday, claiming they could no longer see the amount of likes an Instagram post had received, sparking speculation that the years-long private likes test had been expanded. […]
