Tag: Instagram
How Instagram can take its child safety work even further
In May, I wrote that the child safety problem on tech platforms is worse than we knew. A disturbing study from the nonprofit organization Thorn found that the majority of American children were using apps years before they are supposed to be.
Instagram makes under-16s’ accounts private by default
Instagram has made new under-16s’ accounts private by default so only approved followers can see posts and “like” or comment. Tests showed only one in five opted for a public account when the private setting was the default, it said. And existing account holders would be sent a notification “highlighting the benefits” of switching to private.
Help het algoritme van Instagram te doorgronden
Welke Instagram-posts van politici komen vaker boven aan een timeline en welke krijgen mensen minder vaak te zien? Samen met datajournalistiek platform Pointer van de KRO-NCRV en weekblad De Groene Amsterdammer doet de NOS daar onderzoek naar. Daarbij hebben we jouw hulp nodig.
Ierse privacywaakhond onderzoekt gebruik data van kinderen door Instagram
De Ierse privacywaakhond DPC start twee onderzoeken naar Facebooks gebruik van de data van kinderen op Instagram.
On Instagram, ‘Unlink Account’ Won’t Unlink You From Facebook
Facebook knows so much about its users that it can link their accounts, even when created under different names, from different devices.