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Meta
Meta adds stricter guardrails for teen feeds

Meta has expanded its Teen Accounts 13+ content settings globally on Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger. The safeguards are designed to help young users see age-appropriate …

FIFA 2026
Meta tries to get ahead of scammers before the World Cup begins

Football fans are counting down the days until the FIFA World Cup begins, and scammers are doing the same. Last week, the FBI warned that cybercriminals are spoofing FIFA …

Incognito Chat Meta AI
WhatsApp adds Incognito Chat for private Meta AI conversations

The company launched Incognito Chat with Meta AI, a feature that lets users hold AI conversations the platform itself cannot read. The rollout will reach WhatsApp and the …

instagram
Instagram messaging encryption removed, and privacy advocates are pushing back

After introducing optional end-to-end encrypted messaging in 2023, Instagram announced in March 2026 that encryption for direct messages would be discontinued, and the feature …

identity
Meta’s AI will scan height and bone structure to detect under-13 users

Meta is deploying AI that scans photos and videos for physical cues to assess whether a user is under 13 on Instagram and Facebook. Teen Account on Instagram (Source: Meta) …

Meta
Meta adds proof-based security to encrypted backups

Meta has updated its infrastructure for protecting password-based and end-to-end encrypted backups, introducing over-the-air fleet key distribution for Messenger and a …

Meta
Meta is overhauling how you sign in, manage settings, and protect your accounts

Meta Account gives users of Meta apps and devices a simpler way to access and manage their accounts. Accounts Center will automatically be updated to a Meta Account as part of …

Meta
Meta and PortSwigger drive offensive security further to find what others miss

Meta Bug Bounty and PortSwigger have formed a partnership to help security researchers sharpen their skills, collaborate more closely, and improve vulnerability discovery. The …

WhatsApp
WhatsApp brings long-awaited privacy feature to filter who can reach you

After years of waiting, WhatsApp is set to roll out a username feature that will allow people to connect and communicate without sharing their phone numbers. This means more …

Muse Spark
Meta’s Muse Spark takes AI a step closer to personal superintelligence

Meta Superintelligence Labs has introduced Muse Spark, a natively multimodal reasoning model with support for tool use, visual chain of thought, and multi-agent orchestration. …

instagram
Meta ditches end-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram

End-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after May 8, 2026. Meta justified the move by saying the feature was rarely used, with only a small …

fraud
Fake scandal clips on Facebook bait victims into investment scams

Bitdefender researchers uncovered hundreds of scam campaigns promoted through Facebook ads that use fake news stories, celebrity impersonation, and redirect chains to funnel …

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