First law protecting consumers’ brainwaves signed by Colorado governor
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – Colorado Governor Jared Polis on Wednesday signed into law the first measure passed in the U.S. that aims to protect the data found in a…
Digital legacy: what to do with social media accounts after someone dies
Digital legacy: When someone you care about dies, you might not immediately think much about their social media or emails. But later on, looking at their social media accounts and reading their messages…
How to improve digital well-being, against the drift of social media
April is Stress Awareness Month, a date inaugurated in 1992 to make everyone aware of how important it is to manage stress in order to maintain mental and physical health. Over time, the sources of…
Analysis-When Facebook blocks news, studies show the political risks that follow
By Byron Kaye (Reuters) – Since Meta blocked links to news in Canada last August to avoid paying fees to media companies, right-wing meme producer Jeff Ballingall says he has…
The Telegram Spain case shows how much power a popular app has
‘Block Telegram in Spain’ was the request of the Iberian High Court, but the decision lasted little more than 48 hours, with the judge backtracking due to strong protests from app users. What…
Meta overhauls rules on deepfakes, other altered media
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta announced major changes to its policies on digitally created and altered media on Friday, ahead of U.S. elections poised to…
Meta’s WhatsApp down for thousands, Downdetector shows
By Jaspreet Singh and Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Meta Platforms-owned WhatsApp was down for thousands of users on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were about 12,000 incidents…
Ray-Ban Meta, much more than a camera on the eyes
If there is one constant rule in consumer technology, it is that the second generation of a new product category is always better than the first. The second iPhone offered…
Trump Media shares plummet 21% days after debut
By Yuvraj Malik and Priyanka G Trump Media: (Reuters) – Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company plunged 21% on Monday, wiping out the gains from its debut last week,…
Meta cannot delay US FTC from reopening privacy probe, court says
By Mike Scarcella and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Meta Platforms cannot delay the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from reopening a probe into alleged privacy failures by its Facebook unit…