<![CDATA[ Latest from TechRadar UK in Facebook ]]> https://www.techradar.com/uk/computing/internet/social-media/facebook Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:42:16 +0000 en <![CDATA[ The Facebook app is crashing for many — here's what we know about the Android issues ]]> https://www.techradar.com/news/live/facebook-app-down-june-2026 ePofEPRpya4cABHo7RoaYn Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:42:16 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:09:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ UK bans social media ban for under-16s — all the latest news live and what it means for Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram and more ]]> https://www.techradar.com/news/live/uk-social-media-ban-june-2026 qZssRjPjxcTMSvcTHM4oVA Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:42:47 +0000 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:07:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Facebook was down – here's everything we know about the disruption that impacted Meta platforms like Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram ]]> https://www.techradar.com/news/live/facebook-meta-whatsapps-down-june-12-2026 P5feD5jCAdmLskrQzfnMaM Fri, 12 Jun 2026 14:17:54 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:52:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quote of the day by Mark Zuckerberg: 'Metaverse isn't a thing a company builds. It's the next chapter of the internet overall' — a prediction that hit wide of the mark ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-mark-zuckerberg-metaverse-isnt-a-thing-a-company-builds-its-the-next-chapter-of-the-internet-overall-a-prediction-that-hit-wide-of-the-mark PcBEFgcStEkBvcyA4onALi Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Social Reckoning trailer dubbed 'SNL sketch' divides fan opinion — but it's not the Meta whistleblowing scandal we should be paying attention to ]]> https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/the-social-reckoning-trailer-reaction 6PrUzL4BetUUsCJVjYVm2P Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:39:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Quote of the day by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: 'Move fast and break things. Unless you are breaking stuff, you are not moving fast enough' — on the nature of disruption ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/quote-of-the-day-by-mark-zuckerberg-move-fast-and-break-things-unless-you-are-breaking-stuff-you-are-not-moving-fast-enough-on-the-nature-of-disruption D4AnUFqAs6yEXrgTbrGQg5 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:55:00 +0000 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:42:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'We have heard your concerns': Meta workers can request pauses in computer activity tracking, but only in temporary, half-hour increments ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/we-have-heard-your-concerns-meta-workers-can-request-pauses-in-computer-activity-tracking-but-only-in-temporary-half-hour-increments bWRYwKjVFYMfDC7bLNjJkL Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:55:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ She sat in silence as others discussed her "hostage situation" — how a former Facebook whistleblower is being silenced 'regardless of whether what she says is true' ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/she-sat-in-silence-as-others-discussed-her-hostage-situation-how-a-former-facebook-whistleblower-is-being-silenced-regardless-of-whether-what-she-says-is-true cqxCakHWaiDNpSHYd7fL4T Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta's subscription plans are the tip of a terrible pay-to-engage iceberg and may be the beginning of the end for social media as we know it ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/metas-subscription-plans-are-the-tip-of-a-terrible-pay-to-engage-iceberg-and-may-be-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-social-media-as-we-know-it pMuQpHvhzNZn6hbLp7zjvK Thu, 28 May 2026 13:40:52 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 23:58:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta cloud computing business ‘definitely on the table’, Mark Zuckerberg says – excess data center capacity could be used to enter the market ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-cloud-computing-business-definitely-on-the-table-mark-zuckerberg-says-excess-data-center-capacity-could-be-used-to-enter-the-market QPqbcf85KUT27KZbbb5Cbh Thu, 28 May 2026 13:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bizarre Facebook scam falsely offers Aldi “meat boxes” for under $10 — but just steals your card details ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/bizarre-facebook-scam-falsely-offers-aldi-meat-boxes-for-under-usd10-but-just-steals-your-card-details NQdsxMYgDgJLMqjcy3wJm Fri, 22 May 2026 00:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta workers revolt against mouse tracking technology — flyers ask if they want to work at 'the Employee Data ​Extraction Factory' ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-workers-revolt-against-mouse-tracking-technology-flyers-ask-if-they-want-to-work-at-the-employee-data-extraction-factory Pp2YhkGufpJSwri2H7jcwP Wed, 13 May 2026 18:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'This is not facial recognition' — Meta wants to scan kids' height and bone structure to verify their age ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/this-is-not-facial-recognition-meta-wants-to-scan-kids-height-and-bone-structure-to-verify-their-age 2HziB5VNF2f2tiy4sEfLkQ Thu, 07 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Facebook is annoying as hell but I'm not sure it's a public nuisance ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/facebook-is-annoying-as-hell-but-im-not-sure-its-a-public-nuisance xTzpBS8xsqrWq2bpPMyqh Mon, 04 May 2026 16:15:00 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2026 16:34:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ How I quit social media for a month… and then ended up right back where I started ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/how-i-quit-social-media-for-a-month-and-then-ended-up-right-back-where-i-started NdwjJXwyaseJN5xZt5LmFK Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ A court just ruled Meta and YouTube ‘negligent’ — social media may never be the same ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/a-court-just-ruled-meta-and-youtube-negligent-social-media-may-never-be-the-same yoyziAAAoaJCPV33nu6iJe Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:04:29 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:47:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Teens had ‘an addicts' narrative about their Instagram use’ — Mark Zuckerberg takes stand in trail which could reshape not just social media, but his AI and Ray-Ban XR dreams ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/mark-zuckerberg-takes-stand-in-trail-which-could-reshape-not-just-social-media-but-his-ai-and-ray-ban-xr-dreams B3Q5rsj5cdbesMVZhaCYmS Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta could make social media posting immortal — and we should all cancel our Facebook accounts right now ]]> https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/meta-could-make-social-media-posting-immortal-and-we-should-all-cancel-our-facebook-accounts-right-now NG7ok4WZPMah3hceyj2A4a Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:35:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ French President takes aim at ‘American platforms’ and ‘Chinese algorithms’ as France moves to ban social media for under-15s ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/french-president-takes-aim-at-american-platforms-and-chinese-algorithms-as-france-moves-to-ban-social-media-for-under-15s oQTuPPy6j9DLkw37xzS7EQ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta wipes over 500,000 Australian teen accounts in a single week – but says world-first social media crackdown is failing ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/social-media/meta-wipes-over-500-000-australian-teen-accounts-in-a-single-week-but-says-world-first-social-media-crackdown-is-failing cTGYoncdh9sd6WiS634DmR Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:06:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Criminals might use ‘GhostPairing’ to hijack your WhatsApp account – here’s how to stop them ]]> https://www.techradar.com/phones/criminals-might-use-ghostpairing-to-hijack-your-whatsapp-account-heres-how-to-stop-them nR7j7renSnfLfPXEkiuRB4 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:28:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta promises to reduce data sharing for EU users by 2026 to avoid EU GDPR fines ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-promises-to-reduce-data-sharing-for-eu-users-by-2026-to-avoid-eu-gdpr-fines TP3xF9gqEsJm9BvK4kN74n Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to turn off AI in the apps you use every day ]]> https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/how-to-turn-off-ai-in-the-apps-you-use-every-day ug3fLxgShrN5QkrCy3tafa Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta reportedly makes 10% of its revenue from fraudulent ads and scams ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/meta-reportedly-makes-10-percent-of-its-revenue-from-fraudulent-ads-and-scams Ctcmk4zP7VhAmh4PYmhpXh Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:40:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nothing has a fix for its Meta bloatware issue, solving a problem that never should’ve existed ]]> https://www.techradar.com/phones/nothing-phones/nothing-has-a-fix-for-its-meta-bloatware-issue-solving-a-problem-that-never-shouldve-existed BckmMf9B7WkzBnQVMsQjSa Tue, 04 Nov 2025 17:45:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta is axing the Messenger app on Mac and and Windows, but hasn’t told us why ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/software/meta-is-axing-the-messenger-app-on-mac-and-and-windows-but-hasnt-told-us-why DxsS2dv3q9rDGGgQPKV7TC Fri, 17 Oct 2025 11:24:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta's Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are amongst the worst offenders when it comes to social media privacy - here's what you need to know ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/metas-facebook-whatsapp-and-instagram-are-amongst-the-worst-offenders-when-it-comes-to-social-media-privacy-heres-what-you-need-to-know kXUano5DfcgpYn7monKRAd Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:26:00 +0000 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:57:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta launches Vibes, a new way of creating and remixing AI videos ]]> https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/meta-launches-vibes-a-new-way-of-creating-and-remixing-ai-videos JeUXGey4iix36uKcCn3hpS Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:28:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Facebook and Instagram will soon let UK users pay to avoid ads, but this is one subscription I won’t be signing up for ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/facebook/facebook-and-instagram-will-soon-let-uk-users-pay-to-avoid-ads-but-this-is-one-subscription-i-wont-be-signing-up-for Zdo2Z9Z5Dw8aTKZDCiB8QE Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:26:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta’s Facebook Dating gets smarter with AI matchmaking and surprise weekly 'Meet Cutes' ]]> https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/metas-facebook-dating-gets-smarter-with-ai-matchmaking-and-surprise-weekly-meet-cutes M5kkyrAoPvNGSPMecrBX7m Wed, 24 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keep an eye on your Meta Business account, these fake extensions could steal your credentials ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/keep-an-eye-on-your-meta-business-account-these-fake-extensions-could-steal-your-credentials 65URbs7Mx458mFGtik7o2V Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Revealed: X knows where you are, but YouTube doesn’t care ]]> https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/revealed-x-knows-where-you-are-but-youtube-doesnt-care LWa77BAyfdEenMj95NncbV Mon, 25 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Data center expansions could bring destruction to the British countryside - and consumers might foot the bill ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/data-centre-expansions-could-bring-destruction-to-the-british-countryside-and-consumers-might-foot-the-bill C2fQ3HQx8JdaFf3F5gBrzT Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:03:00 +0000 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:56:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta pledges to spend billions on AI infrastructure - but will this help it catch up in the AI race ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-pledges-to-spend-billions-on-ai-infrastructure-but-will-this-help-it-catch-up-in-the-ai-race 5Tx6CGsooC7oUzRgaS4zge Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:26:12 +0000 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:56:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Zuckerberg goes all-in on AI and might even beat Sam Altman and OpenAI to superintelligence ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/mark-zuckerberg-goes-all-in-on-ai-and-might-even-beat-sam-altman-and-openai-to-superintelligence tgq9jGHB3dSGyMVs9ygvuA Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:01:16 +0000 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:44:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A huge blow to publishers and media': Former Google exec warns about dangers of breaking Google in explosive new book ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-huge-blow-to-publishers-and-media-former-google-exec-warns-about-dangers-of-breaking-google-in-explosive-new-book rqt7g5zddyCU35PCbNQr3V Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:27:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Your Facebook account just got even more secure – and it could make phishing a thing of the past ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/your-facebook-account-just-got-even-more-secure-phishing-could-be-a-thing-of-the-past jZQcUmuuJEKSmmY9oAhGTf Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:54:00 +0000 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:27:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook details exposed in huge breach affecting 184 million accounts – secure your logins now ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/login-and-password-details-for-apple-google-and-meta-accounts-found-in-huge-data-breach-of-184-million-accounts 3cRLkYNaUYzk4WTpw9eKiW Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:43:53 +0000 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:44:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Millions of users could fall for fake Facebook ad for a text-to-AI-video tool that is just malware ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/millions-of-users-could-fall-for-fake-facebook-ad-for-a-text-to-ai-video-tool-that-is-just-malware cwafB69DVatcbiTyTi7qnY Wed, 28 May 2025 19:33:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ WhatsApp just finally launched its much anticipated iPad app ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/whatsapp-just-finally-launched-its-much-anticipated-ipad-app wGumRTKHjDuyKFuXMfQANZ Tue, 27 May 2025 16:30:44 +0000 Tue, 27 May 2025 17:33:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ This dangerous new phishing scam spoofs a top Google program to try and hack Facebook accounts ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/this-dangerous-new-phishing-scam-spoofs-a-top-google-program-to-try-and-hack-facebook-accounts GiJSU8Fy2ye3YFiz7WeFUL Mon, 26 May 2025 21:27:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hacker claims to have grabbed 1.2 billion Facebook user records - here's what we know ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/hacker-claims-to-have-grabbed-1-2-billion-facebook-user-records-heres-what-we-know au872U7aXyfpyUDrWpSkKY Fri, 23 May 2025 14:28:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta says no evidence it monopolized social media market, asks Judge to throw out antitrust case ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-says-no-evidence-it-monopolized-social-media-market-asks-judge-to-throw-out-antitrust-case sKTXt99cLDZxssLvENhP7a Fri, 16 May 2025 11:28:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Criminals are targeting Bitcoin owners on Facebook with a multi-stage malware campaign - follow these steps to stay safe ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/criminals-are-targeting-bitcoin-owners-on-facebook-with-a-multi-stage-malware-campaign-follow-these-steps-to-stay-safe podzU7DC58bBs85BrzpYfP Sun, 11 May 2025 20:08:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta ‘stole’ my book to train its AI – but there’s a bigger problem ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/meta-stole-my-book-to-train-its-ai-but-theres-a-bigger-problem uSHMqDh9ai58ikqRTcPCHH Thu, 01 May 2025 11:43:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Zuckerberg allegedly offered US data to China in bid to enter market, ex-Meta exec tells Senate ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/zuckerberg-offered-us-data-to-china-in-bid-to-enter-market-ex-meta-exec-tells-senate PHUK3yJXKtvTNyF546mu89 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:03:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to delete all your Facebook posts ]]> https://www.techradar.com/computing/facebook/how-to-delete-all-your-facebook-posts VXrdSMjeVz9bQSyEazKPFE Fri, 14 Mar 2025 16:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta warns of worrying security flaw hitting open source type software ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/meta-warns-of-worrying-security-flaw-hitting-open-source-type-software vCnkCZFZrdBQdzeEbdMMPi Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Facebook engineers say bigger hard disk drives is making one critical metric far, far worse ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/facebook-engineers-say-that-bigger-hard-disk-drives-is-making-one-critical-metric-far-far-worse cVLFPNdWieT2wqooZypZAd Tue, 11 Mar 2025 18:34:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meta says it has fired several employees for leaking internal data ]]> https://www.techradar.com/pro/meta-says-it-has-fired-several-employees-for-leaking-internal-data FfFxfpVXhFuWDUpjSNGvZR Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:02:00 +0000