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Meta has been banned from launching features on Facebook and Instagram that would have collected data on voters in Spain using the social networks ahead of next month's European Elections. The local data protection authority, the AEPD, has used emergency powers to protect local users' privacy. Meta confirmed to TechCrunch it has complied with the order, which can last for up to three months.
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Instagram now lets teens limit interactions to their ‘Close Friends’ group to combat harassment
In a bid to combat harassment on its platform, Instagram said on Thursday it is expanding the scope of its "Limits" tool specifically for teenagers that would let them restrict unwanted interactions with people. Once they turn the feature on, teens will only be able to see comments, messages, story replies, tags, and mentions from their "Close Friends" group, and interactions from other accounts will be muted. The company originally debuted the Limits feature as a test in 2021 after English footballers Bukayo Saka, Marcus Rashford, and Jadon Sancho were harassed online following the English team's loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 finals.
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Ryan Garcia threatens to quit boxing, 'swallow all steroids' after B samples reportedly return 2 positives
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Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses now let you share images directly to your Instagram Story
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