Instagram’s controversial new “Map” feature carries “significant public safety and data privacy concerns” that could endanger kids, a bipartisan group of 37 state attorneys general warned in a letter ...

A new feature on Instagram that lets users share their real-time physical location with others on the app has privacy experts concerned over the amount of data exposed and potential safety risks to ...

A change in specific words in Instagram’s privacy policy suggests that indexing options in search engines like Google for professional content will change. This notification applies to advertisers, ...

Confused by Instagram's Map feature? You're not alone. Here's why it's causing panic over privacy and safety. Credit: Instagram On social media, confusion has morphed into panic. Users are flooding ...

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The rollout of a new Instagram Map has prompted confusion among some users of the app, who voiced their privacy concerns online after Meta unveiled the feature. The purpose of the maps feature, ...

The move will make accounts for young people private by default, allowing only messages and tags from other users that the account holder is connected to. Sensitive content will be restricted at the ...

Meta's Bluesky and X (Twitter) competitor, Threads, may be straightforward to use, but its data collection practices are anything but simple. Let's examine exactly what information Meta gathers when ...

The social media app says new privacy settings and features will create more age-appropriate experiences for youth under 18. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer covers children’s online privacy. Tens of ...