Month: January 2024

Instagram and Facebook will now prevent strangers from messaging minors by default

Instagram and Facebook will now prevent strangers from messaging minors by default

Instagram and Facebook will now prevent strangers from messaging minors by default

apps January 25, 2024

Teens using supervised accounts will need parental permission to revert the changes. | Illustration by Nick Barclay...

Meta will let EU users unlink their Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger info ahead of DMA

Meta will let EU users unlink their Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger info ahead of DMA

Meta will let EU users unlink their Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger info ahead of DMA

apps January 22, 2024

Image: Meta EU users will be able to unlink their Instagram and Facebook accounts, as well as...

48,000 companies sent Facebook data on a single person

48,000 companies sent Facebook data on a single person

48,000 companies sent Facebook data on a single person

apps January 17, 2024

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Facebook gets data on individual users from many thousands of...

The tech industry’s layoffs and hiring freezes: all of the news

The tech industry’s layoffs and hiring freezes: all of the news

The tech industry’s layoffs and hiring freezes: all of the news

apps January 12, 2024

Companies have been cutting costs. | Photo by Natt Garun / The Verge Companies across the tech...

Meta will hide suicide and eating disorder content from teens as government pressure mounts

Meta will hide suicide and eating disorder content from teens as government pressure mounts

Meta will hide suicide and eating disorder content from teens as government pressure mounts

apps January 9, 2024

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is restricting teens from viewing content that deals with...