Meta’s aggressive pursuit of user safety through scam removal raises a critical question: could it impact their valuation? This exploration delves into the intricate relationship between purging scammers and their potential consequences for Meta’s daily active users (DAUs) and, ultimately, their market value. Prepare to navigate a nuanced landscape where …
Read More »The Metaverse and the terrifying future of AI
Not too long ago, the Metaverse was the subject of ridicule, with cartoonish avatars and graphics from 10 to 15 years ago. Critics labelled it a joke, a catastrophic mistake, and a waste of billions by Mark Zuckerberg. After all, he changed the company’s name from Facebook to Meta, on …
Read More »Facebook class action settlement US$725 million: Claim your share now
If you used Facebook between May 2007 and December 2022, you can submit a claim for your share of a $725 million Facebook class action settlement. Meta, the parent company of Facebook, did not admit wrongdoing as part of the settlement. The settlement is part of the years-long litigation over …
Read More »Facebook loses users and money
It may be surprising to most people to hear that Facebook loses users for the first time of its existence. This in itself would not normally be a problem, but it is also going through the worse drop in share price in US stock market history. In the space of …
Read More »Do more megapixels mean better photos?
With popular social media sites like Facebook and Instagram that are primarily image-based, we now have a platform to display our digital images for all to see. This created the demand for a digital camera that could fit into our pockets that holds enough megapixels to do the job. Photography …
Read More »Free Wi-Fi is not as safe as you think
Identity theft has become a concern of most people nowadays. It used to be that the risks were mostly associated with the improper disposal of bank or credit card statements. Just as with nature, identity thieves have evolved with time. One of the newest trends is the use of free …
Read More »Social Media is more powerful than we thought
By Jevan Soyer. If 2020 was not bad enough, 2021 just made the internet a whole lot weirder especially with social media. The average person does not follow the stock market for one out of two reasons. Well, I don’t follow the stock market for two reasons. Firstly, I am …
Read More »Cambridge Analytica, are you safe on Facebook?
The Cambridge Analytica scandal has been all over the news. Mark Zuckerburg was even called to testify before the US Senate on Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 as a result. If you are wondering why, it turns out Facebook has been selling profile information to various companies that use it to tailor …
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