Gearing up for the school holidays? Here’s how to survive them without social media
A world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16 starts on December 10, which is also around the same time school holidays kick off for some families. “It’s difficult timing,” says Catherine Page Jeffery, a senior lecturer and researcher in media and communications at the University of Sydney. Meta has already begun […]
How to prepare yourself and your child for the social media ban on December 10
From December 10, certain social media platforms will have to take steps to prevent Australians under the age of 16 from having an account. For a number of social media platforms, account holders will be kicked off and may lose important data and access to groups and services. Here’s how to prepare ahead of time. […]
Meta Is Debuting New Smart Glasses Today. Here’s How to Watch
Meta Connect, the annual event that serves as both the company’s developer conference and a platform for its new hardware announcements, is happening this week. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to take the stage at 5 pm Pacific, 8 pm Eastern, and 1 am British Summer Time on Wednesday, September 17, to announce a […]
How to set up a WhatsApp account without Facebook or Instagram
There’s no shortage of reasons to stay off the Meta ecosystem, which includes Facebook and Instagram, but there are some places where WhatsApp remains the main form of text-based communication. The app is a great alternative to SMS, since it offers end-to-end encryption and was one of the go-to methods to send uncompressed photos and […]
BEL MOONEY: The world is getting scarier every day. Here’s how to stop bad news making you feel so sad
Dear Bel, What do you do when you think the world is just about beating you to a pulp? I know I’m not the only one to feel so down all the time because nothing seems to be within my control. How did we end up with the world we’ve got? How can a person […]
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Law enforcement requests for user data from Apple, Google, and Meta mean that these companies can decide whether government authorities have access to your personal information, including location data. This means the companies with the most insight into our lives, movements, and communications are frontline arbiters of our constitutional rights and the rights of non-US […]
Here’s How To Know If Your Facebook Has Been Hacked: 4 Signs
It’s not always immediately obvious that your Facebook account has been hacked, but there are … [+] certain signs. NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s one of those heart-sink moments: the suspicion that your Facebook has been hacked. Someone has got hold of your login and password and taken over your account. Messages that you haven’t […]
How to Opt Out of A.I. Online
Last week, like the Jews of Exodus painting blood on their lintels, hundreds of thousands of Instagram users posted a block of text to their accounts hoping to avoid the plague of artificial intelligence online. “Goodbye Meta AI,” the message began, referring to Facebook’s parent company, and continued, “I do not give Meta or anyone […]
How to opt out of Instagram and Facebook training AI on your posts
Instagram users are sharing a dubious image in the hope that it will opt them out of the platform’s controversial AI policy – but the Story post won’t help one bit. Instagram and Facebook users in the UK earlier this month started receiving notifications alerting them about the official change. As part of the new […]
Meta Connect 2024: How to Watch and What to Expect
Meta Connect, the big developer event and hardware showcase from the company that runs Facebook and Instagram, is kicking off next week. Meta is likely to show off its new VR and mixed-reality technology, put a shiny polish on its meandering metaverse ambitions, and delve into all the fresh ways it plans to squeeze artificial […]