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Facebook Messenger Gets End-to-End Encryption by Default

Tim December 7, 2023 4

Meta's Messenger now has end-to-end encryption (E2E) enabled by default. For those who keep track of this stuff, the ability to encrypt messages inside of Messenger dates back to 2016, but due to Meta taking its sweet time to "get it right," it's now only...

Make It Stop: Facebook Intros $12/Month Account Verification

Tim February 20, 2023 27

Fancy yourself a creator or influencer and afraid someone may try to impersonate you? Have I got the next great subscription service for your life: Meta Verified, a $12/month service that will verify your accounts across the Meta-owned platforms and ensure...

Instagram Now Has Broadcast Channels, Exclusive to Creators

Tim February 16, 2023 3

Telegram has a feature called channels that allows users to create rooms and share one-way information with a group of people. It's not a chat room, as only the creator of the room can post things. Everyone else can only view content and react to it. This week...

New Quiet Mode is an ‘Out of Office’ Reply but for Instagram

Tim January 19, 2023

Instagram introduced new features for its platform this week, mainly something called Quiet Mode, but also new ways to manage what Instagram recommends to you. As my headline perfectly explains, the new Quiet Mode is essentially an Out of Office response that...