But amid the ever-growing criticism of the tech world's largest platform, the high-profile companies owned by Facebook have somehow managed, Homer Simpson–style, to quietly back out of the spotlight and into the nearest bush. Chief among the boycott exceptions is Instagram, which many users are … Read More

Facebook updated its terms of service and data policy Wednesday to clarify what user information it collects and shares across its family of products including Instagram, WhatsApp, Oculus and Messenger. It breaks down what Facebook does with people's data and now includes information on features … Read More

WhatsApp also has an option to save data during phone calls. It's not clear how the app does this, but some users online have noted that the audio quality does seem to be lower when the option is enabled. To activate it, enter Settings, then tap Data Usage, and in …

Now it's time to tell WhatsApp your new number. With your new SIM in your phone, go to WhatsApp > Menu Button > Settings > Account > Change number. Enter your old number in the top box, and your new number in the bottom box. Tap Done. You will now …

WhatsApp Group Chats are a great way to stay in touch with friends, organise a get together or just shoot the breeze about the issues of the day. But sometimes they can be a little overwhelming. You know what we mean. What starts as a genuine attempt to organise a …

Like a bad break-up text you don't want to believe, Twitter just went and deleted The Queen's Tebogo after he suggested that his fiancée Kea had no brains. Tebogo, played by Fezile Makhanya, is already number one on Twitter's hit list but they went into full military mode and called …

Twitter knows a lot about you, including where you've been and the advertisers you're interested in. We're going to show you how to download that information. It's important to understand what social media companies know about you, particularly in the wake of the leak of Facebook data, where political … Read …

The YouTube staffer whose Twitter account was hacked during Tuesday's shooting incident also saw his Flipboard account compromised. Vadim Lavrusik, a product manager for YouTube, was one of the first people to tweet about the shooting, which injured three people. The suspected shooter, Nasim … Read More

Facebook's chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is to testify before the US House Commerce Committee regarding the firm's use and protection of user data. Facebook has faced criticism after it emerged it had known for years that Cambridge Analytica had harvested data from about 50 million of its users. Read More

Representatives Greg Walden and Frank Pallone said the House energy and commerce committee hearing will focus on the Facebook's “use and protection of user data”. Announcement of the hearing date comes as Facebook faces scrutiny over its data collection following allegations that the political … Read More