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22 votes
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Europeans in service of Russian propaganda machine
10 votes -
Messaging programs: which is better privacy - browser versions or dedicated apps?
I use Slack, WhatsApp, Discord and Facebook's Messenger. On my computers, rather than installing dedicated apps, I've always just used these services' browser versions. It allows me to block ads...
I use Slack, WhatsApp, Discord and Facebook's Messenger. On my computers, rather than installing dedicated apps, I've always just used these services' browser versions. It allows me to block ads with my browser's ad blocker and modify the UIs with other extensions that I use.
But in terms of privacy — and more specifically, in terms of what the service has access to outside of their own walled gardens — is there a difference between using these services through a browser or their dedicated apps? I use both Windows and Mac computers, if that makes a difference. My browser of choice is Firefox and I run the services in their own containers.
On my phone, I just use the provided apps and get notifications that way. I am well aware that most of these protocols are not great for privacy to begin with, but I'm not currently looking for other messaging systems.
21 votes -
Canada demands Facebook lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing
51 votes -
Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes
79 votes -
Estimating the association between Facebook adoption and well-being in seventy-two countries
5 votes -
The Court of the Hague orders Meta to unmask anonymous Dutch user accused of repeated defamatory posts
31 votes -
A pro-Putin Facebook network is pumping French-language propaganda into Africa. The pages promote Russia’s line on the war in Ukraine to more than four million followers...
40 votes -
Meta has long fought Europe's demands that it get people's consent before using their data for targeted ads – then a Norwegian regulator threatened daily fines
51 votes -
Meta is releasing AudioCraft: Generative AI for audio made simple and available to all
34 votes -
Meta introduces LLaMA 2, their next open source large language model, now free for commercial usage as well
44 votes -
Threads is the perfect Twitter alternative, just not for you
59 votes -
Meta's social media platforms will be temporarily barred from behavioral advertising in Norway after a ruling from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority
13 votes -
Twitter blocks links to rival Threads, while CEO downplays reports of traffic decline
121 votes -
Instagram’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is available now
77 votes -
No Instagram Threads app in the EU: Ireland's Data Protection Commission says Meta's new Twitter rival won't be launched there
48 votes -
Stop using Google Analytics, warns Sweden’s privacy watchdog, as it issues over $1M in fines
28 votes -
Meta loses appeal on how it harvests data in Germany
26 votes -
Canadians will no longer have access to news content on Facebook and Instagram, Meta says
50 votes -
Elon Musk vs Mark Zuckerberg | Epic Rap Battles Of History
12 votes -
Meta is building an alternative to Twitter
33 votes -
Confused, uncool, and nowhere to scroll: The internet has become hostile for millennials like me
87 votes -
Facebook owner Meta hit with record €1.2bn fine over EU-US data transfers
22 votes -
Speed trap | Google promised to create a better, faster web for media companies with a new standard called AMP. In the end, it ruined the trust publishers had in the internet giant.
14 votes -
The Vietnamese military has a troll army and Facebook is its weapon
8 votes -
How social media shapes our perceptions about crime
7 votes -
This guy shares cool maps of the world every day on Facebook
5 votes -
Meta launching paid subscription service for Facebook, Instagram
11 votes -
Roomba testers feel misled after intimate images ended up on Facebook
7 votes -
Meta prohibited from use of personal data for advertisement in Europe
22 votes -
Facebook parent company Meta will lay off 11,000 employees
14 votes -
XCheck at Meta: Why it exists and how it works
4 votes -
Off the Mark
3 votes -
Norway wants Facebook fined for illegal data transfers – European regulators are finalizing a decision blocking Meta from transferring data to the US
6 votes -
Testing end-to-end encrypted backups and more on Messenger
15 votes -
Facebook helped arrest a 17-year-old for having an abortion
13 votes -
Meta Quest headsets will finally stop requiring a Facebook account
18 votes -
Facebook, Instagram taking down posts about US abortion pills
5 votes -
Mark Zuckerberg envisions a billion people in the metaverse spending hundreds of dollars each
16 votes -
It’s Warren Buffett versus Google, Facebook in latest wind-farm debate
6 votes -
Move fast and break things
6 votes -
Facebook, Google and other tech firms must verify identities under proposed UK law
3 votes -
The metaverse is so stupid
17 votes -
Mark Zuckerberg’s dream of launching a cryptocurrency is officially over
11 votes -
Google is wrong. Apple’s iMessage is actually a failure.
12 votes -
Facebook's reputation is so bad, the company must pay even more now to hire and retain talent
12 votes -
How Beijing influences the influencers
5 votes -
Here’s how to prevent (and recover from) a Facebook hack
5 votes -
Facebook - An update on our use of face recognition
15 votes -
The Metaverse is already here - It's Minecraft
15 votes