Gone: Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, eBay, Stripe, Mercado Pago. Of six payments firms first involved in Libra, just one, PayU, remains.
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Facebook flags thousands of kids as interested in gambling, booze
According to a new report, its algorithmic labelling may expose minors to age-inappropriate, targeted advertising.
Twitter used 2FA phone numbers for targeted advertising
Twitter may have “inadvertently” handed phone and email data from some users to advertisers as part of its Tailored Audiences system that targets users’ feeds with ads.
Job seekers are scrubbing clean their social media accounts
Most people nowadays are quite aware that hiring managers put their social media postings under a microscope, a new survey finds.
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency dealt blow by PayPal’s departure
PayPal abruptly announced that it was leaving the Libra Association.
Facebook urged by governments to halt end-to-end encryption plans
The US, UK and Australian governments last week officially urged Facebook to halt its plans for end-to-end encryption.
Social media platforms can be forced to delete illegal content worldwide
The EU’s top court ruled that platforms like Facebook can be ordered to proactively seek out and delete all copies of illegal content.
WhatsApp vulnerability could compromise Android smartphones
A researcher has released details of a WhatsApp flaw that could be used to compromise the app and the mobile device the app is running on.
Yahoo engineer pleads guilty to hacking 6,000 women’s accounts
Reyes Daniel Ruiz went after younger women’s accounts, including those of his personal friends and work colleagues, he admitted.
Is the era of social media Likes over?
Instagram’s testing a program to hide the Likes that have created a toxic cyberbullying environment. Now, Facebook is as well.