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Multi-billion pound Facebook data-sharing lawsuit given green light in the UK

By Benedict Collins published

After vacuuming up so much data, will Meta clean up its act?

Facebook, Instagram and Facebook Messenger all got hit by a big outage – but they're back up again

By Roland Moore-Colyer last updated

Facebook and Instagram suffered an outage due to technical difficulties, but we've yet to hear the full details.

Facebook users are being suspended by hackers with fake Oculus accounts — it sounds crazy, but it's true

By Benedict Collins published

Thousands of users have reported the issue, but Meta and Oculus are yet to act.

Your Facebook account just got even more secure – and it could make phishing a thing of the past

By Benedict Collins published

Users will soon be able to secure their Facebook account with the added safety of a passkey.

A new Facebook phishing campaign looks to trick you with emails sent from Salesforce

By Sead Fadilpašić published

No, your Facebook account is not "under review" and you didn't infringe on anyone's copyright.

You’ll soon be able to use Meta’s Imagine to generate images in Facebook and Instagram

By John-Anthony Disotto published

Meta just announced new Meta AI Imagine tools for Facebook and Instagram at Meta Connect 2024.

Fake Facebook Business pages are bombarding users with phishing messages - so what can be done?

By Sead Fadilpašić, Sead Fadilpašić published

Users hit with fake Facebook notifications tricking them into handing over login credentials.

Facebook will let AI generate comments and this is just another sign of the impending apocalypse

By Lance Ulanoff published

You can now use generative AI to write Facebook comments if that's your thing.

How to download a video from Facebook

By Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson published

Found a video you'd like to keep forever? Here's how to grab it

Keep an eye on your Meta Business account, these fake extensions could steal your credentials

By Sead Fadilpašić published

SocialMetrics Pro cannot give you the blue check mark, it's an elaborate trick to steal your account.

How to hide likes on Facebook and Instagram

By Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson published

Discover how to hide the number of likes posts have received on both Instagram and Facebook.

Facebook Marketplace accounts leaked online — thousands of users possibly affected, so secure your account now

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A known data leaker posted a new database on a dark web forum, claiming it came from a third-party contractor.

Oh great – now Facebook and Instagram want your private data to train Meta's latest AI pipe dream

By Alex Blake published

Facebook and Instagram may soon start grabbing your private data and use it to train a new AI tool.

Hacker claims to have grabbed 1.2 billion Facebook user records - here's what we know

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Facebook has played down the claims.

Threads is celebrating its birthday with a hidden cake giving away cool new icons

By Jacob Krol published

Threads is nearing its one-year anniversary and has hidden an easter-egg of sorts in the app that will let users unlock custom app icons.

Meta's new 'Link History' feature for the Facebook app isn't as protective of your data as it claims

By Allisa James last updated

Meta introduces the 'Link History' feature to the Facebook app, claiming that toggling it off will prevent data harvesting. But does it actually protect your privacy?

Meta hit with $263m fine over 2018 Facebook data breach

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Meta sanctioned for the handling of a bug which allowed unauthorized access to Facebook profiles.

Researcher nets major reward for finding Facebook bug able to unlock the gates to its internal systems

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

The discover of a security vulnerability at Meta has proved valuable for one lucky researcher.

How to print from Facebook

By Efosa Udinmwen published

From printing posts and images directly to saving content as PDFs for better formatting, here are a few options for printing from Facebook.

‘I blame Facebook’: Aaron Sorkin is writing a Social Network sequel for the post-Zuckerberg era

By Carrie Marshall published

The Social Network is getting a sequel, and it's not going to be flattering.

Thousands of businesses found handing tons of user data to Facebook

By Benedict Collins published

Over 2,000 companies may be funnelling your data straight into Meta's servers, and good luck opting out.

Give Meta my face recognition data? I'd rather lose my Instagram account

By Chiara Castro published

Despite the security benefits, Facebook's parent company's bad track record when it comes to protecting our data rather scares me.

How to use Facebook Messenger on desktop

By Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson published

There are numerous ways to access Facebook Messenger on your PC, laptop, or Mac – we show you your options.

Australian Facebook and Instagram posts are feeding Meta's AI machine

By Zachariah Kelly published

Meta has confessed to using the data of Australians on Facebook and Instagram to train its AI without the ability to opt out.

Hackers pushing fake Bitwarden updates hit thousands of devices with data stealing malware

By Benedict Collins published

Fake Facebook adverts are linking to malware, Bitdefender warns.

Facebook ecommerce plugin used by thousands of stores hacked to steal credit card data

By Sead Fadilpašić published

pkfacebook is a popular plugin for PrestaShop, an open source ecommerce platform used by hundreds of thousands of sites.

Criminals are targeting Bitcoin owners on Facebook with a multi-stage malware campaign - follow these steps to stay safe

By Wayne Williams published

Fake crypto ads on Facebook now deliver malware that quietly spins up a local server on your machine.

Facebook is killing off its encrypted email program because nobody used it

By Craig Hale published

Opted in to receive encrypted emails from Facebook? Us neither - that’s probably why Facebook pulled the plug.

No, those amazing deals on Facebook aren't real - it's a scam, and here's how to spot it

By Craig Hale published

More than 4,000 fake domains have been spotted on malicious Meta ads – most of them offer premium products at very low prices.

Meta's Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are amongst the worst offenders when it comes to social media privacy - here's what you need to know

By Wayne Williams published

Discord takes top spot in social media privacy report, while Meta platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, land at the bottom with TikTok.