Americans’ Social Media Use 2025 – Pew Research
Even as debates continue about the role of social media in our country, including on censorship and its impact on… read more
EULAs of Despair
This project maps some of the internet’s most encountered End User License Agreements (EULAs), also commonly called Terms of Use. Over… read more
A Look Behind the Screens – Federal Trade Commission
Today, the Commission is approving the release of a groundbreaking report that sheds light on how these powerful Companies have… read more
Social media companies engaged in ‘vast surveillance,’ FTC finds, calling status quo ‘unacceptable’ – NBC News
Popular social media platforms and video streaming services pose serious risks to user privacy, with children and teenagers most at… read more
Snapchat Reserves the Right to Use AI-Generated Images of Your Face in Ads – 404 Media
Snapchat is reserving the right to put its users’ faces in ads, according to terms of service related to its… read more
‘Wild West’ of neuroscience drives new laws on brain privacy – Context
Cheaper and easy to use, the headbands – which can cost just a few hundred dollars – capture similar electronic… read more
Social media is doomed to die – The Verge
From its earliest days, Snap wanted to be a healthier, more ethical social media platform. A place where popularity wasn’t… read more
Study reveals some teens receive 5,000 notifications daily, most spend almost two hours on TikTok – TechSpot
It shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that kids spend a lot of time on their phones. A new… read more
Tech Giants Duped Into Giving Up Data Used to Sexually Extort Minors – Bloomberg
Major technology companies have been duped into providing sensitive personal information about their customers in response to fraudulent legal requests,… read more
How to Send Messages That Automatically Disappear – Wired
Learn how to send disappearing messages in Signal, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and Telegram: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-send-messages-that-automatically-disappear/ There is a caveat… read more