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Typography
fromwww.theguardian.com
12 hours ago

SYBAU, WYLL and PMO: what do the latest teen text abbreviations actually mean?

Text abbreviations can have multiple meanings, leading to confusion among adults trying to understand youth communication.
Mobile UX
fromEngadget
2 days ago

X's messaging app, XChat, may be available soon

XChat is a new messaging app for X users, featuring end-to-end encryption and various privacy options, available for download on April 17.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
2 days ago

This iPhone trick lets you use ChatGPT without the privacy risks

Using AI chatbots poses risks to privacy and data security, but Siri can help mask identity when accessing ChatGPT on iPhones.
Roam Research
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

X brings back Voice Notes to X Chat | TechCrunch

X Chat now supports voice messages in direct messaging, enhancing its competitiveness with other messaging apps.
#meta
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago
Social media marketing

PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and it will be embarrassing | TechCrunch

fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Meta's Working on a Dedicated AI Chatbot for Group Chats

Meta is developing Kai, an AI chatbot for group chats that analyzes conversations, summarizes missed messages, generates images, and composes responses while keeping data separate.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago
Tech industry

Instagram is internally testing a new Snapchat rival app

Meta is developing Instants, a stand-alone prototype app for sending disappearing photos similar to Snapchat, and it is not being tested externally.
Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

PSA: If you use the Meta AI app, your friends will find out and it will be embarrassing | TechCrunch

Meta's Muse Spark AI model aims to revitalize its AI efforts amid concerns over past investments like the metaverse.
#ai
fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago
Marketing tech

This AI Agent 'Lives in Your Texts' and Just Wants You to Have Fun

The Nudge is an AI agent that plans and books activities based on user preferences.
Toronto startup
fromAol
5 days ago

Russia sees China's WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messenger

Russia aims to develop its Max messaging app by modeling it after Tencent's WeChat and Douyin to enhance its functionality and user base.
Women in technology
fromNautil
4 days ago

This Is How People Who Use Emojis at Work Are Perceived

Emojis can negatively impact perceptions of competence in workplace communication, especially negative emojis.
Digital life
fromTechSpot
6 days ago

Which mobile app was the first to reach 1 billion users?

Reaching a billion monthly active users signifies a software's essential role in daily life and digital interaction.
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

Instagram now lets you edit your own comments

Instagram has announced that users can now edit their comments within 15 minutes of posting them, allowing for corrections without the need to delete and repost.
Social media marketing
fromFast Company
5 days ago

Samsung is shutting down its texting app for U.S. customers

Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July, and users are advised to switch to Google Messages to maintain a consistent messaging experience on Android devices.
Mobile UX
#whatsapp
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago
Privacy professionals

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app that was actually government spyware | TechCrunch

Mobile UX
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

WhatsApp rolls out updates including multiple accounts for iOS

WhatsApp introduces multiple updates including dual account support on iOS, chat history transfer, storage management, and AI features for photo editing and message drafting.
Mobile UX
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

Latest WhatsApp updates will delight iPhone users - see what's new

WhatsApp now allows easy transfer of chat history from iOS to Android and introduces features for managing multiple accounts and large files.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 week ago

Don't open that WhatsApp message, Microsoft warns

WhatsApp messages are being exploited to deliver malicious files that allow attackers to control victims' machines and access their data.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app that was actually government spyware | TechCrunch

WhatsApp notified 200 users about a malicious fake app containing spyware created by Italian firm SIO.
Mobile UX
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago

WhatsApp rolls out updates including multiple accounts for iOS

WhatsApp introduces multiple updates including dual account support on iOS, chat history transfer, storage management, and AI features for photo editing and message drafting.
Privacy technologies
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Proton adds a secure video conferencing service called Meet to its toolbox

Proton launches Meet, a privacy-focused video-calling service, competing with Microsoft and Google while ensuring user anonymity and security.
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 week ago

X expands AI translations and adds in-stream photo editing

X's new AI-powered auto-translate option will enable users worldwide to read posts from other regions, enhancing accessibility and engagement across diverse languages.
Social media marketing
Mobile UX
fromTechRepublic
6 days ago

'Stop Texting': FBI Warning Drives Apple's iPhone Messaging Update - TechRepublic

Apple is adopting a secure version of RCS to enhance messaging security between iPhones and Android devices.
Privacy technologies
fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

5 telltale signs that your phone has been compromised (and how to combat them)

Phone hacking can be detected through signs like battery drain, slow performance, unfamiliar logins, and reduced storage space.
Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
1 week ago

The anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi Arabia | TechCrunch

Fizz is expanding globally, successfully launching in Saudi Arabia and aiming to become a generational social product beyond college campuses.
Digital life
fromTheSavvyGamer
3 weeks ago

10 Things the Internet Made Better & 10 It Made So Much Worse - TheSavvyGamer

The internet fundamentally transformed modern life by enabling global connectivity and information access, while simultaneously creating significant new problems that warrant honest evaluation.
#end-to-end-encryption
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago
Privacy technologies

Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May

Instagram will disable end-to-end encryption on direct messages from May 2026, allowing Meta to access all message contents due to low user adoption of the feature.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

TikTok won't add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says | TechCrunch

TikTok deliberately rejects end-to-end encryption for direct messages, citing safety concerns and the need for law enforcement access to protect users from harm.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Instagram to remove end-to-end encryption for private messages in May

Instagram will disable end-to-end encryption on direct messages from May 2026, allowing Meta to access all message contents due to low user adoption of the feature.
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

TikTok won't add end-to-end encryption to direct messages, report says | TechCrunch

TikTok deliberately rejects end-to-end encryption for direct messages, citing safety concerns and the need for law enforcement access to protect users from harm.
fromSupercar Blondie
3 weeks ago

Hidden WhatsApp feature everyone should be using is crucial for decluttering and separating work and home life

If you use WhatsApp for your personal and professional messaging, it can quickly become pretty busy. It also means that any professional contacts can see your photos, status updates, and where you are. To keep things separate its a good idea to use a different phone number for each, but having two numbers doesn't mean you'll need two phones.
Privacy technologies
#ai-agents
fromFortune
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

Meta transformed social networking for humans, now it's acquiring Moltbook, the chatroom for chatbots | Fortune

fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago
Mobile UX

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place | TechCrunch

Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 month ago

Meta transformed social networking for humans, now it's acquiring Moltbook, the chatroom for chatbots | Fortune

Meta acquires Moltbook, a social network for AI agents to interact and trade information, reflecting tech industry focus on autonomous AI agents beyond chatbots.
Mobile UX
fromTechCrunch
3 weeks ago

Nothing CEO Carl Pei says smartphone apps will disappear as AI agents take their place | TechCrunch

Apps will disappear as AI agents become the primary interface for smartphones, replacing traditional app-based software with intelligent, autonomous systems.
NYC real estate
fromCurbed
1 month ago

What'sApp, Neighbor?

Neighbor communication through WhatsApp groups has become a standard building amenity in New York City, representing a significant shift from previous decades of urban anonymity.
Privacy technologies
fromTechRepublic
4 weeks ago

Instagram Users Urged to Save Encrypted DMs Before Feature Disappears

Meta will discontinue end-to-end encrypted messaging for Instagram DMs on May 8, 2026, citing low adoption rates and directing users to download conversations beforehand.
fromTechRepublic
3 weeks ago

AT&T Launches AI-Powered App for Millions of Customers - TechRepublic

AT&T is framing the launch as a broader overhaul of its digital customer experience, not just a visual refresh. In its announcement, the company said the app was built around customer demand for "simplicity, speed, and control," and introduced a GenAI assistant for shopping and support.
Mobile UX
Privacy technologies
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Meta is killing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs

Meta is discontinuing end-to-end encryption in Instagram DMs by May 8, 2026, citing low user adoption of the optional feature.
Social media marketing
fromMashable
1 month ago

Meta rolls out scam warnings on Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp

Meta deployed AI-powered fraud detection tools and law enforcement partnerships to combat scams, removing 159 million scam ads and 10.9 million criminal accounts in 2025.
fromTechRepublic
1 month ago

Meta Rolls Out New Scam Alerts Across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger

Scammers are constantly evolving their tactics - and so are we. Every day, criminals use increasingly sophisticated measures to defraud people on our platforms and across the internet.
Privacy technologies
Privacy technologies
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 month ago

Meta adds new scam protections to Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger

Meta introduced scam prevention features across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger, and collaborated with law enforcement to arrest 21 scammers during a joint disruption operation.
Tech industry
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Meta is shuttering Messenger's standalone website, which is a thing that exists

Meta will shut down the standalone Messenger website in April and redirect web messaging to facebook.com/messages while the Messenger mobile app remains available.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 month ago

Meta outlines improved scam protection in Messenger app

Meta's Safe Browsing feature in Messenger protects users from malicious links in DMs using on-device models and an expanded Advanced Browsing Protection with a watchlist of millions of potentially dangerous websites.
Web development
fromGSMArena.com
2 months ago

WhatsApp Web is finally getting voice and video calls

WhatsApp Web beta now supports one-to-one voice and video calls with screen sharing, while group calls, call links, and scheduling will roll out later with end-to-end encryption.
Miscellaneous
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Telegram, the platform favored by cybercriminals and disinformation

Telegram is linked to hoaxes, disinformation, and criminal use while founder Pavel Durov faces serious legal accusations including complicity in child pornography distribution.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Spotify has a group messaging feature now

Spotify is adding group chats to the messaging service it premiered last year. In an addendum to the original blog post introducing Messages, the company announced that users can initiate chats with up to 10 of their friends to share the podcasts, playlists and songs they are listening to. The in-app messaging feature, which was released last August, works to keep users on the app instead of navigating to another platform to share content with friends.
Music
#ai-scam-detection
fromZDNET
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

How Meta's improved scam tools will protect Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger users

fromZDNET
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

How Meta's improved scam tools will protect Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger users

Privacy technologies
fromDigital Trends
1 month ago

Facebook Messenger will use AI to read your chats and save you from scams

Meta deploys AI-powered scam detection tools and law enforcement partnerships to prevent fraud across Facebook and Messenger while expanding advertiser verification to reduce fraudulent ads.
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

The next generation of social networking

Whilst many of the tools of social media - blogs, ugc, forums - are now increasingly brought into new web design and development, there are companies, from British Airways to Lego who view social media as the starting point - not the added feature. Others, such as ruumz.com, are already operating the 'next generation' of social networks with a new blend of online and offline activity.
Privacy technologies
fromTNW | Meta
1 month ago

Meta rolls out new scam detection across WhatsApp, Messenger, and Facebook

Meta launched new anti-scam tools across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger to detect and prevent fraud before users engage with scammers.
Privacy professionals
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Telegram messaging app was fastest growing source of fraud in 2025, Revolut says

Telegram fraud cases in Ireland surged 135% in 2025, becoming the fastest-growing source of authorised push payment scams, accounting for one-fifth of all reported scams globally.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

7 tips that reveal the unspoken digital etiquette of group chats

Etiquette is always based on the idea of care and consideration for others. So it helps to think about how the recipients might be affected by your message. That means, for example, not wasting other members' time by asking questions that could be easily answered by doing a Google search, or scrolling up or searching through the previous posts.
Digital life
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Telegram is reportedly being slowed down and restricted in Russia

Telegram users in Russia may begin noticing service disruptions on Tuesday after Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, reportedly moved to slow down and restrict access to the app, as reported by Russian news outlet . Roskomnadzor said in a statement to RBC, translated using machine translation, that it "will continue to introduce successive restrictions" on Telegram, claiming the app is not taking adequate steps to prevent fraud and criminal activity.
Miscellaneous
Information security
fromZDNET
2 months ago

7 apps I use to lock down, encrypt, and store my private files - and most are free

Use dedicated file-and-folder security apps across devices, stay vigilant about sharing and access, and keep operating systems and apps up to date.
fromGSMArena.com
1 month ago

WhatsApp is allegedly launching a subscription service

WhatsApp is now rumored to be soon introducing a premium tier. This will be called WhatsApp Plus. It's said to offer several additional customization options to change the app theme, app icon, and accent colors, including 14 new icons and multiple color choices and interface elements.
Mobile UX
fromComputerworld
1 month ago

T-Mobile offers a reason to call, not text: simultaneous translation

"By bringing real-time AI directly into our network, we're delivering more than connectivity - turning conversations into community, starting with Live Translation," T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan said in a news release about the service. Subscribers will be able to dial *87* to turn on the new service, which will then translate their conversation in real time. Only one party to the call needs to be on the T-Mobile network.
Tech industry
#direct-messaging
fromExchangewire
2 months ago

Ads in Chats: Your AI BFF Just Got a Sales Job

They said it would never happen, but of course it was always going to - ads are coming to ChatGPT. Shirley Marschall takes a look at this little bit of history repeating... Guys, honestly, there won't be ads... Jeff Bezos: "Advertising is the price you pay for having an unremarkable product or service." Elon Musk: "I hate advertising." Sergey Brin and Larry Page: "We expect that advertising-funded search engines will be inherently biased towards advertisers and away from the needs of consumers."
Artificial intelligence
Privacy professionals
fromPCMAG
2 months ago

Check Your Phone Now: These 20 Popular Apps Are Killing Your Privacy

Many popular mobile apps collect and share far more personal data than they need, often for advertising or sale, sometimes without user consent.
Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
1 month ago

TikTok won't use end-to-end encryption, citing harm to users

TikTok does not use end-to-end encryption for direct messages, unlike Meta, Apple, Google, Signal, and Snapchat, citing concerns about user harm and illegal content investigation.
Mobile UX
fromZDNET
1 month ago

You can share your real-time location via Google Messages now - here's how

Google Messages now enables real-time location sharing in text messages, allowing users to share their current location with automatic updates as they move, with customizable duration options.
Social media marketing
fromGeeky Gadgets
2 months ago

WhatsApp Channels: One-Way Posts, 30-Day Shelf Life, Zero Noise

WhatsApp Channels enable one-way broadcasting of temporary and varied content to followers, offering focused, distraction-free communication for businesses, influencers, and organizations.
Social media marketing
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

A crash course in social media platforms Line, QQ, WeChat and Weibo | Man About Asia

Asian social media platforms like Line, WeChat, Weibo and QQ blend visual sociability, social payments, and e-commerce, outperforming ad-reliant Western models.
fromGSMArena.com
2 months ago

Telegram announces redesigned interface for Android and iOS, automatic ownership transfer for groups

Telegram has announced that it's rolling out a fully redesigned interface for its Android app, making navigation and search quicker and more intuitive. The most notable change this redesign brings is the new bottom bar, which lets you quickly switch between the Chats, Settings, Profile, and other tabs. In addition to the UI redesign, Telegram "completely rebuilt" the interface code to maximize efficiency and increase responsiveness. You can head to the Settings > Power Saving menu to maximize performance and extend battery life.
Mobile UX
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Threads has more global daily users than X on mobile for the first time

Meta's Threads is pulling further ahead of Elon Musk's X on mobile, based on recent estimates from analytics firm Similarweb, reports. In the first stretch of January, Threads averaged roughly 143 million daily active users worldwide on mobile devices, compared with about 126 million for X. Similarweb's year-over-year snapshot shows Threads growing sharply, up 37.8 percent year-over-year, while X's daily mobile audience fell 11.9 percent across the same period.
Social media marketing
Privacy technologies
fromMail Online
2 months ago

WhatsApp has a new 'LOCKDOWN' mode - here's how you can try it

Strict Account Settings (lockdown mode) restricts attachments, media, calls, group additions, and profile visibility to protect high-risk users from sophisticated cyberattacks.
fromNieman Lab
1 month ago

Why "magic links" and passcodes are taking over news logins

Passwords get hacked all the time, but they can't be hacked if they don't exist...this allows a small team like 404 to spend less time managing security administration, and more time investing in bringing you stories you care about.
Privacy technologies
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Do YOU get green bubble ick? iPhone users turned off by Android texts

iPhone users claim they're immediately turned off when they realise a potential partner uses an Android, in a concept dubbed the 'green bubble ick'. 'The thought of green texts makes me feel sick,' one user said on TikTok. Another added: 'The green text bubble gives the ICK hardddd!' And one joked: 'Texts back in green...suddenly I can't read.' The nickname is linked to the fact that iPhone users receive green text messages from Android users, rather than Apple's blue iMessage bubbles.
Mobile UX
Privacy technologies
fromMashable India
2 months ago

Snapchat Adds Arrival Notifications To Help Users Feel Safer

Snapchat introduced Arrival Notifications allowing users to notify chosen friends when they reach destinations, with customizable settings and parental controls retained and privacy defaults preserved.
Privacy technologies
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

A community organizer's guide to Signal group chats

Signal's end-to-end encryption and privacy features make it a strong tool for organizing nonviolent community action, but users must enable settings and follow legal limits.
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