Instagram’s New Settings Take Aim at Creepy Adults
As part of a slew of ongoing efforts to make Instagram less of a cesspool of awful content for awful people, the company announced a slew of new changes for
WhatsApp: Pegasus Project Coincides With 2019 Attack on Users
Photo: Lionel Bonaventure / AFP (Getty Images) WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart has said that findings from the new investigation into NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware coincide with what the app learned
Senators Put Section 230 in the Crosshairs in Battle Over Covid-19 Misinformation
Photo: Al Drago-Pool (Getty Images) For the past few years, we’ve seen companies like Facebook either endlessly shrug off the misinformation problems on their platforms or issue half-assed fixes meant
Telegram CEO’s Number Found on List of Potential NSO Spyware Targets
Photo: Steve Jennings (Getty Images) Pavel Durov, CEO and co-founder of chat platform Telegram, is the latest person to be swept up in the ongoing scandal involving the NSO Group.
Facebook Just Blocked the #VaccinesKill Hashtag Two Years Too Late
Photo: MARK FELIX / Contributor (Getty Images) At least two years after it would have been politically prudent to do so, Facebook moved to block content under the #VaccinesKill hashtag
Amazon Cuts Off Service to NSO Spyware Firm Behind iPhone Hacks
Photo: David Ryder (Getty Images) Amazon has cut off web hosting services for the NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that has been widely accused of aiding in the surveillance
Google Is Giving Android TV a New Watchlist and an Improved Recommendation System
Image: Google Since the release of Chromecast with Google TV, Google has been updating Android TV with a number of the fancier features available on its streaming TV dongle, and
Google Maps Shows Users “Potentially Fatal” Route on Ben Nevis
In this May 2000 file photograph, sheep graze at the base of Ben Nevis in Scotland. Photo: Lisa Marie Pane (AP) A few years ago, instead of leading my best
Feds: California Men Discussed ‘Terrorist’ Attacks on Twitter and Facebook, Other Targets
Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP (Getty Images) Two California men have been indicted in connection with an apparent plot to attack the state’s Democratic Party headquarters, located in Sacramento, the Justice Department
Now You Can Delete the Last 15 Minutes of Your Google Search History
Once the update rolls out to your iOS device, you’ll see an option pop up that lets you delete the last 15 minutes of your search activity.Photo: Caitlin McGarry /