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Threads is testing a post scheduling feature
- Meta’s social network Threads is testing a post scheduling feature.
- Users will be able to schedule posts but not replies.
- Scheduled posts will appear in the drafts folder for editing or deletion.
- Threads has over 100 million daily active users and 300 million monthly active users.
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Meta Fined €251 Million for 2018 Facebook Data Breach EU Watchdogs Penalize Meta for Privacy Violations
- European Union’s privacy regulators fined Meta €251 million for a 2018 data breach.
- The breach exposed millions of user accounts through vulnerabilities in Facebook's code.
- Meta responded by disabling the feature, fixing the vulnerabilities, and notifying regulators.
- Meta intends to appeal the decision and emphasizes its commitment to user data protection.
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WhatsApp Business Enhances Support with AI-Powered Features
- WhatsApp Business is introducing new AI-powered features to enhance customer support.
- The AI-powered feature will handle client messages when human teams are unavailable.
- Customers will be notified when they are communicating with an AI system.
- The upgrade allows businesses to manage their WhatsApp accounts more efficiently.
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Ireland’s privacy regulator fines Meta €251M over 2018 cyberattack
- Ireland’s privacy regulator fines Meta €251 million over a 2018 breach that compromised users' data.
- The breach occurred in September 2018 and affected approximately 29 million Facebook users.
- Hackers exploited a code vulnerability to steal user data, including names, dates of birth, and posts.
- Meta was fined for failing to protect user data according to EU's GDPR privacy regulation.
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How to Save Instagram Draft Reels in Gallery Without Posting
- Instagram allows you to save Draft Reels in the Gallery without posting them.
- Update your Instagram app to access this feature.
- Launch Instagram and tap the (+) icon at the bottom of the screen.
- Select the Reels option, choose the desired draft, edit if necessary, and save it to the Camera Roll.
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Why the unexplained drones are the mystery we didn't know we needed
- Mysterious drones have been spotted over New Jersey and other places, sparking intrigue and conspiracy theories.
- The drone sightings have brought people from across the political spectrum together in a shared belief that something strange is happening.
- Online communities and Facebook groups have formed to discuss and investigate the drone mystery.
- The fascination with the drone sightings has provided a moment of unity and a lighthearted distraction for many.
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Instagram’s 2024 Year Recap is Here – Relive the Highlights
- Instagram is rolling out a new Collage style for Stories as part of its 2024 Year Recap feature.
- The new Collage style allows users to easily recap their year by arranging multiple photos in one story.
- Users can personalize the Collage with music, text, filters, and other creative components.
- To create an Instagram Year in Review, users need to launch the app, select Reel, choose a template, add images or memorable moments, personalize with music and text, and share the post.
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Fed up with Twitter, Americans are fleeing to group chats
- Americans are turning towards smaller group chats like Discord, WhatsApp, and Signal as an escape from Twitter and other social media platforms due to their algorithmic determinations and its unclear moderation policies that create an environment that produces context collapse.
- These smaller chats offer more meaningful, context-specific conversations between people with looser connections, whereas social media platforms tend to flatten those conversations along with the tone of discourse on the internet.
- Discord, for example, is a platform that incentivizes interaction over lurking or building up big followings. Successful chats, whether they be held on Discord, Whatapp, or Signal, can be tough to regulate as moderators must establish etiquette where none previously existed.
- However, people like the CEO of Gingermay, Victoria Usher, sees her business group chats on WhatsApp as a way to optimize news, analysis and conversations about complicated issues, describing it as truthful unlike social media platforms that favour algorithmic delivery.
- Newer social media platforms like Bluesky, with its link-sharing system and lenient use of algorithmic determinations, has grown by 110% in November, from a user base of people who have abandoned or deactivated their X accounts.
- Moreover, scientists like Dr. Kate Mannell think group chats are valuable and reflect the way in which social groups actually exist in the flesh: as small communities of people who know each other very well, who share nuanced conversations about topics of interest without flattening the conversation.
- "It's going to be [news and stories] that I will find interesting. It doesn't feel like it's a truthful channel," Usher says about LinkedIn. "Within WhatsApp groups or Signal, people are much more likely to post what they actually feel about something."
- All in all, such chat groups may be unwieldly, but they offer a safe space in today's society for many to have candid conversations with friends and acquaintances.
- Ultimately, the value in these small chats lies in that moderation is often done by the integrity and social norms of the chat participants themselves. And while there's certainly room for innovation in this space, the rise of group chats highlights the desire for people to connect in online communities in must more personal and private ways.
- Journalist Amanda Hoover points out how such group chats embody real support and value for their participants and are here to stay in the internet landscape which encourages innovation and exciting ways to connect.
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Meta just got off cheaply in a $50 million compensation deal over data scraping scandal
- Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has settled a Federal Court case in Australia over the Cambridge Analytica scandal for $50 million.
- This settlement is significantly lower than the $725 million paid by Meta in the US settlement.
- The compensation program will offer payments to Australian Facebook users who installed the This is Your Digital Life app or were friends with someone who did between November 2, 2013, and December 17, 2015.
- The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner anticipates that the payment program will begin in the second quarter of 2025.
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Instagram finally has all the tools to make your own year in review for Stories
- Instagram is rolling out a new Collage style for Stories to create end-of-year recaps.
- The new Collage allows users to freely place multiple images on one Story slide.
- Instagram is introducing four new 'Add Yours' stickers to encourage users to share their favorite moments.
- Users can theme their DMs with festive effects for New Year's Eve.
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WhatsApp Beta Adds New Features For Status and Channel Creation
- WhatsApp introduces updates in its Android beta version to enhance the creation of Status and Channels.
- The update unifies the interfaces for creating Status updates and Channels, simplifying the user experience.
- New shortcut bar allows users to directly create image- or text-based Status updates without switching modes manually.
- Users can also share media options with existing Channels or use them to create new ones.
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Report Shows Teens Shifting from X and Facebook to TikTok and WhatsApp
- A new survey by Pew Research Center reveals the changing social media landscape among American teenagers.
- Teens spend more time online, with almost half of them being online 'almost constantly'.
- YouTube remains the most popular platform, followed by TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat.
- Facebook and Twitter (formerly X) have experienced significant declines in teenage users, while messaging apps like WhatsApp are gaining popularity.
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Instagram now lets you schedule DMs
- Instagram now allows users to schedule direct messages (DMs). The feature is available for all users globally.
- This capability is useful for creators and brands to schedule outreach messages at optimal times.
- It is also convenient for regular users to reach friends in different time zones or send future reminders.
- Instagram has been expanding DM capabilities, including location sharing and message request sorting for creators.
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What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered
- Meta’s Threads app is a text-based Twitter rival that has more than 275m monthly active users and is tied to Instagram. Because you are logging in through your Instagram account, you will be able to follow all the people that you already follow. Limitations include 500 characters in one post, no DMs, and no third-party clients. Meta’s newest social network has Starter Packs and an API, recently launched in 2024, with tools to publish posts of users and retrieve their own posts. Meta extended fediverse support by adding featured users from other servers and launched Threads in the EU in December 2023.
- Threads is Meta’s Twitter rival and Meta has pulled over key features from rival Bluesky, such as making its own version of Starter Packs lists of people to follow based on different themes.
- Threads is available on iOS and Android in over 100 countries and it has no paid tiers nor ads, but your verification mark from Instagram is carried over — even if you have paid for Meta Verified.
- There are currently no long videos, direct messages, or live audio rooms on Threads so it is limited in comparison to Twitter.
- Threads allows you to pin search terms and tags as feeds but is missing features like scheduling posts, support for lists, and third-party clients.
- Meta data practices are similar to Instagram and the app collects whatever info (including the categories of data listed in the App Store) you share in the app, according to Meta’s deputy chief privacy officer.
- Threads API was launched publicly in June 2024 and it lets developers build tools to publish posts of users and retrieve users’ own posts and get insights about their engagement. They can’t yet help you delete your posts.
- Threads has previously not been available in the EU until December 2023 due to privacy concerns.
- As of November 2024, Threads has over 275 million monthly active users and has been steady ramping up its sign-ups since its initial launch as it crossed the mark of 10 million signups within hours of launch.
- Meta’s Threads app tech has extended its fediverse support by adding featured users from other servers and launched Threads in the EU in December 2023 with an option for users to route their traffic.
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Chat with AIs on WhatsApp – How to Use it?
- Meta has introduced a new feature called 'Chat with AI' on WhatsApp.
- Chat with AI is an exclusive feature on WhatsApp that allows users to chat with various AI characters.
- To use the feature, users need to update their WhatsApp app and follow simple steps to access the AI studio.
- If the feature is not appearing, it may take time to reach all users and ensuring the latest app version can help resolve the issue.
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