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Instagram launches Edits video editor to rival TikTok's CapCut 3 days ago

How Instagram is using AI to uncover teen accounts lying about their age 4 days ago

TikTok adds X-style community notes - here's how you can apply 1 week ago

Project Liberty's plan to decentralize TikTok could be the blueprint for a better internet 1 week ago

How Meta's new teen accounts aim to keep your kids safer on Facebook 2 weeks ago

Instagram launches Edits video editor to rival TikTok's CapCut

Available for iPhone and Android users, Edits aims to help you create quick videos that you can share anywhere, not just on Facebook or Instagram.

How Instagram is using AI to uncover teen accounts lying about their age

TikTok adds X-style community notes - here's how you can apply

Project Liberty's plan to decentralize TikTok could be the blueprint for a better internet

How Meta's new teen accounts aim to keep your kids safer on Facebook

Project Liberty's plan to decentralize TikTok could be the blueprint for a better internet

If The People's Bid succeeds, TikTok users could get their data back. ZDNET spoke with the initiative's president, Tomicah Tillemann, about the app's potential future.

1 week ago by Radhika Rajkumar in Social Media

How Meta's new teen accounts aim to keep your kids safer on Facebook

These teen accounts for Facebook and Messenger are packed with restrictions.

2 weeks ago by Artie Beaty in Social Media

Asterisk of password line with burning fuse as a symbol of data breach.

Why multi-factor authentication is absolutely essential in 2025

Want to avoid having your online accounts hacked? Two-factor authentication is a crucial security measure that requires an extra step for signing in to high-value services. Here's how to set up 2FA and which accounts to focus on.

3 weeks ago by Ed Bott in Security

Facebook is going back to its roots with a new tab that just shows you posts from friends - here's how to find it

Miss the old Facebook? The 'friends-only' tab is here to help you reclaim your feed

Meta said it's returning to its roots and bringing 'the magic of friends' back to Facebook.

4 weeks ago by Artie Beaty in Social Media

How to protect your site from DDoS attacks - before it's too late

DDoS attacks don't take much technical expertise to launch these days. Defending against them is more complicated.

4 weeks ago by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Security

4 reasons why Substack is my go-to social media platform these days

Tired of traditional social media? Here are 4 reasons why Substack is my go-to social media app

Here's why I've been turning to Substack more and more - and why you might do the same if you give it a try.

1 month ago by Matene Toure in Social Media

Want a top engineering job in 2025? Here are the skills you need, according to LinkedIn

Engineering careers are evolving, and LinkedIn's latest Skills on the Rise report highlights the must-have skills for 2025. From AI development to people management, here's how to future-proof your career.

1 month ago by David Gewirtz in Artificial Intelligence

TikTok rolls out a new Security Checkup tool. Here's how it works

Are the company's new security features enough to quiet the anti-TikTok voices?

1 month ago by Matene Toure in Social Media

Facebook is rolling out a new monetization option for content creators

Want to make money from Facebook stories? Here's how you can

Facebook has a new monetization option. Here's how you can cash in on it.

1 month ago by Matene Toure in Social Media

Meta is launching Community Notes in the US next week

Meta's Community Notes test begins next week - with X's algorithm

Ready for crowdsourced fact-checking on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads? 200,000 people have sign up so far - and the waitlist remains open.

1 month ago by Matene Toure in Social Media

AI is ruining Pinterest. Here's why it's such a big problem

Pinterest users complain AI-generated pins dominate people's feeds. This AI slop has a big impact.

1 month ago by Matene Toure in Artificial Intelligence

This random YouTube video finder takes you back to pre-algorithm internet fun

Want to see vintage YouTube videos that the algorithm won't show you? Try this tool.

1 month ago by Artie Beaty in Photo & Video