Saturday, October 10, 2026
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According to a new site, 24% of the most popular websites in the world don't offer support for passkeys, which are considered the most secure way to log in to apps and services.
Meta will soon start using data shared by other businesses, such as the games you play or the purchases you’ve made, to personalize its feeds across Instagram and Facebook.
Hackers appeared to take over victims’ accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims’ accounts.
The EU’s General Court said the European Commission’s decision to designate Facebook Marketplace as a gatekeeper service under Digital Markets Act rules “lacks sufficient reasoning,” and that it should be exempt from the regulation. Meta also tried to appeal Messenger’s designation, but that decision stands firm. [Link: Meta’s Marketplace Wins EU Court Reprieve From Big Tech Law | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-03/meta-secures-partial-win-in-challenge-over-eu-big-tech-rules | Bloomberg]
The class action lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that Ring's Familiar Faces feature stores images of passersby without consent.
Several users on social media reported having their Instagram accounts hacked over the weekend. Meta's own support chatbot was blamed for allowing hackers to hijack accounts.
Hackers stole usernames, hashed passwords, and other data from a service that allowed players to cheat in Grand Theft Auto V.
The requests go far beyond the terms in the DOJ’s settlement.
This is Cisco's latest layoff in recent years, while the company's chief executive touts record revenue and growth.
In a legal filing, ABC asked the Federal Communications Commission to “affirm its long-standing approach” to enforcing agency rules after requesting a review of The View.
Meta is rolling out a new AI-powered system on Facebook and Instagram that will scan photos and videos for visual cues, such as users’ height and bone structure, to detect whether they’re under 13.
A preliminary ruling found Meta is breaching Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent children under 13 from using Facebook and Instagram.
The hack against Kelp DAO is the largest crypto heist of the year so far.
A jury reached a decision in the landmark social media addiction trial brought by 20-year-old Kaley G.M. against Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube.
Last year, content moderators who’ve risked consequences like PTSD working for Big Tech companies have started to organize for better treatment in the last several years. Now, Meta has announced a wide rollout of its AI support assistant for Facebook and Instagram, and that it will “reduce our reliance on third-party vendors” employing humans for content enforcement. > While we’ll still have people who review content, these systems will be able to take on work that’s better-suited to technology, like repetitive reviews of graphic content or areas where adversarial actors are constantly changing their tactics, such as with illicit drugs sales or scams.
The FBI believes a series of video games published on Steam in the last two years were embedded with malware by the same hacker.
Industry players say that beyond a few bright spots, the Justice Department’s settlement with Live Nation appears to do little to resolve their concerns.
Meta is adding more scam detection tools to Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp that can help users protect their accounts.
