Biographies on Instagram profiles became a lot more useful with Wednesday's addition of hashtag and profile links. Instagram said in a blog post that users can now tap Edit Profile and go to their bio sections to take advantage of the new features. The Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing network … Read …

Brian Acton, one of the co-founders of WhatsApp, has urged everyone to delete their Facebook accounts. The hashtag '#DeleteFacebook' was trending on Twitter for much of yesterday, and Acton − perhaps surprisingly − voiced his support for the online movement. It isn't clear if he feels the same way … Read …

Acton is now believed to be worth $5.5 billion (£3.9 billion). The WhatsApp founder has around 21,000 followers on Twitter and it is not clear if he still has an account on Facebook. Earlier this week, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was called on to explain the company's data protection procedures …

As Facebook reels from the scandal over hijacked personal data, a movement to quit the social network has gathered momentum, getting a boost from a high-profile co-founder of the WhatsApp messaging service acquired by the huge social network in 2014. "It is time. #deletefacebook," Brian Acton said … Read More

Jack Dorsey, chief executive of Twitter and payment company Square, has spoken of his strong belief in the future potential of bitcoin. In an interview with The Times published Wednesday, Dorsey, himself a noted bitcoin investor, said he believes the cryptocurrency will take over the U.S. dollar's … Read More

But Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey thinks the digital currency will rule the planet 10 years from now or sooner. "The world ultimately will have a single currency, the internet will have a single currency," Dorsey said in an interview with The Times on Wednesday. "I personally believe that it will …

Willingham was worried that her Facebook audience might not have understood the Twitter caption. But on Twitter, her favorite platform, "I don't have to explain anything — everyone just gets it." She compared Facebook to LinkedIn and said that her audience there is her colleagues and family members … Read More

Mark Zuckerberg has finally responded to the furor over Facebook's handling of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. In a post today, he said he is working to prevent similar abuses of user privacy. “We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve …

Facebook is changing the way its shares data with third-party applications, Mark Zuckerberg announced Wednesday in his first public statement since the Observer reported that the personal data of about 50 million Americans had been harvested and improperly shared with a political consultancy. Read More

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook has announced further limits it'll be placing on apps that gain access to your account. Developers will now receive less information in the first place, they'll be cut off from access when people stop using their app, and they'll have to …