Meta stored 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords in plain text

Across Facebook and Instagram, Meta has been storing more than half a billion users' passwords in plain text, with some easily readable for more than a decade.

William Gallagher 9 months ago 16

Facebook and Instagram were down for some users

Users reported that various Meta applications were down Tuesday night, including Instagram and Facebook.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 5

Beats Pill revival resurfaces thanks to F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo

The unannounced Beats Pill has made another public appearance. This time, it's caught in the hand of F1 racing driver Daniel Ricciardo.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 0

Instagram being blamed for iPhone 15 overheating issues

Hot takes on social media about Apple's iPhone 15 overheating problem are starting to point fingers at Instagram for causing the issue.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 34

Code leak says WhatsApp is finally coming to iPad

We've been here before, but a new report about beta test versions of WhatsApp appear to show that it will be getting a native iPad version soon.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 1

Instagram chief's mic drop: 'Android's now better than iOS'

Falling a little short in the details, Instagram head Adam Mosseri has announced that Android is better than iOS, then dropped the mic and moved on.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 46

Meta blocks EU users from accessing Threads via a VPN

Meta is going to extensive lengths to prevent users in Europe from accessing Threads, including attempts to use the service while using a VPN.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 2

Meta's Instagram soft-launches Threads to take on Twitter

Originally set to launch on July 6, Meta-owned Instagram has gone ahead and activated its Twitter competitor, Threads, ahead of schedule.

Evan Selleck 2 years ago 13

Instagram's Twitter knockoff 'Threads' now available for pre-order on the App Store

Instagram is preparing to launch its text-based social media app "Threads" soon, and users can pre-order it on the App Store now.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 7

Facebook shutters news rather than pay up under new Canadian law

Meta says it will cease providing news services on Facebook and Instagram before Canada's new law requiring it to pay news publishers comes into effect.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 22

Let's get ready to rumble: Zuckerberg agrees to fight Musk in cage match

Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg could step into the octagon after openly teasing each other on social media.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 25

Meta & Google shouldn't be allowed to bully their way out of paying for news

Journalism has been nearly destroyed by Google and Facebook stealing news — and they should not be allowed to use threats to escape regulation demanding that they pay for profiting from it.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 16

Instagram outage affected users globally [u]

Widespread reports indicated that there was a mass Instagram outage that seems to have been resolved.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 4

Facebook has decided that paid user validation is also the way to go

Meta is joining Twitter in providing a paid verification subscription to customers, with Meta Verified allowing other users to confirm the identity of its subscribers on Facebook and Instagram.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 16

Meta lashes out about Apple's new charge for social media boosts

Facebook's parent company Meta has spoken out against Apple's newly updated App Store rules that require apps to pay a cut of social media boost revenue.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 8

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