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Instagram is reportedly working on a new feature that would allow users to categorize accounts as “Favorites.” Mobile developer Alessandro Paluzzi took to Twitter this week to tease the potential update, sharing a pair of screenshots that explain how the feature would work. According to Paluzzi, Favorites would appear in the user’s settings under a tab with the same name. […]
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 […]
An Ohio woman was arrested over the weekend after she pulled a female driver from another car and beat her with a hammer in front of her twin children before allegedly stealing her keys and bragging about the whole ordeal on Facebook, WKRN reports. Youngstown Police responded to a call early Saturday afternoon regarding a road rage incident […]
Two Florida men are facing charges of armed robbery after allegedly discussing their crime on Facebook messenger before and after it was committed. 23-year-old Patrick Smith is being held without bond after prior bonds for felony possession of ammunition and resisting arrest were revoked. 22-year-old Darquez Manning remains in custody, though his bond was set at $50,000. Authorities claim a friend […]
President Joe Biden slammed social media platforms over not doing enough to curb the spread of misinformation relating to the coronavirus and vaccines. “They’re killing people. I mean they’re really, look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated,” Biden told NBC News White House Correspondent Peter Alexander on Friday. “And they’re killing people.” […]
Facebook said Friday that Donald Trump will remain suspended from the platform until at least 2023. In a lengthy statement shared by Nick Clegg, Facebook’s VP of Global Affairs, the Oversight Board’s decision in May to uphold Trump’s suspension was mentioned. At the time, the board also recommended that the site make a number of […]
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, […]
A Pennsylvania man was arrested this week in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, after his wife took to Facebook to brag about his involvement. According to the Washington Post, 68-year-old Gary Edwards was taken into custody Tuesday, less than two months after the FBI received a tip about his alleged role in the deadly insurrection. Federal authorities say the […]
Instagram has announced new features aimed at protecting users from seeing abusive DMs while also providing the ability to prevent a blocked user from attempting to contact you via a new account. On Wednesday, the Facebook-owned social media platform shared an extended blog post detailing the latest updates and describing the combatting of abuse as […]
