Meta Purges AI-Generated Facebook and Instagram Accounts Amid Backlash

Meta has deleted some of the AI-generated users created for Facebook and Instagram after a severe backlash over the existence of the accounts. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2025-1-6 18:23

Instagram and Facebook to Fill Platforms With AI-Generated Accounts

Meta plans to fill Facebook and Instagram with AI-generated users that will exist on its platforms similar to real humans.

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2025-1-2 15:19

X Will Let Accounts That You’ve Blocked See Your Posts

X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) will make posts visible to accounts that users have blocked.

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2024-9-24 14:23

Instagram Launches New Way to Regain Access to Hacked Accounts

In addition to baseline security recommendations like two-factor authentication and pushing for stronger passwords, Instagram is adding a way for users to regain control of their accounts if they have been hacked. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-12-15 20:01

Meta Workers ‘Hijacked’ Instagram Accounts and Demanded Bribes

A report by the Wall Street Journal has claimed that Meta fired or disciplined more than two dozen employees and contractors over the last year who allegedly hijacked accounts and in some cases demanded bribes. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-19 21:57

Pro Instagram Accounts Can Now Schedule Posts Directly Inside App

Instagram has announced that it is rolling out an in-app scheduling tool to all professional accounts.

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2022-11-9 21:42

Instagram Outage is Telling Users Their Accounts Have Been Suspended

Instagram was down Monday morning, which would normally be bad enough. However, the outage then locked users out with the notification that their accounts had been suspended. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-11-1 18:18

Gun Applicants in NY Must Provide List of Social Media Accounts

New York has passed a law that will ask those seeing a concealed handgun permit to submit their social media accounts so they can be reviewed for "character and conduct." [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-7-12 20:45

Twitter Won’t Allow Government Accounts to Tweet PoW Photos

Twitter has updated its policies on how it is handling content related to the war in Ukraine. In an update published Tuesday, the company says it will no longer allow government-affiliated accounts to tweet photos of prisoners of war (PoWs) in the context of Ukraine. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-4-6 22:35

Instagram Search Now Shows Topics, Not Just Accounts or Hashtags

Instagram is making simple browsing easier by integrating topics — what it calls “Interest Search” — into results from searches, greatly expanding the ability to find images and videos beyond hashtags and accounts. petapixel.com »

2021-8-26 01:16

Instagram Launches Tool To Help Users Keep Their Accounts Secure

Instagram has announced that it is rolling out a new way to help users secure their accounts if they have been hacked. Called “Security Checkup,” Instagram says that it will guide users through steps to keep accounts as secure as it can. petapixel.com »

2021-7-14 21:01

The Best Photography Websites, YouTube Accounts, and Blogs in 2020

Over the years, I've accumulated a ton of places that I search for news, inspiration, etc. within the photography space. And I'm positive that mine is much different than yours. As an Editor in Chief, I willingly admit that I'm not listing competing websites here. thephoblographer.com »

2020-3-12 13:00

Adobe Exposed 7+ Million Creative Cloud Accounts to the Public

Adobe accidentally exposed private details of over 7 million Creative Cloud accounts to the public, putting those members at risk of targeted phishing scams. The issue was first reported by Comparitech, which discovered (in partnership with security researcher Bob Diachenko) that the account details were exposed in a database that could be accessed by anyone […] petapixel.com »

2019-10-26 18:48

Flickr says it will spare all Creative Commons photos, announces 'in memoriam' accounts

Last November, SmugMug announced a number of changes the photo-sharing site would be undergoing in the coming months as part of a clean-up operation of sorts to help streamline Flickr assets and unused accounts. dpreview.com »

2019-3-10 22:05

Flickr Will Save All Creative Commons Photos, Deceased Members’ Accounts

Flickr will begin deleting photos of accounts over the 1,000 file limit starting on March 12th, but the photo-sharing service has just announced two changes to its policy: spared from deletion will be all Creative Commons photos and the accounts of deceased members. petapixel.com »

2019-3-10 21:02

Android TV 'Photos' feature disabled after bug reveals hundreds of user accounts

Following reports of a bug on Twitter, Google has temporarily disabled the Photos feature on Android TV. The decision was made in light of complaints from some Android TV users who say hundreds of strangers appeared under the platform's 'Linked Accounts' menu. dpreview.com »

2019-3-7 18:29

You can now post photos and videos to multiple Instagram accounts at once

Instagram has added the ability to simultaneously post photos and videos across multiple accounts. The multi-post option appears during the process of adding the caption, location, and tags to images, above the options to share the image on other social networks. dpreview.com »

2019-1-16 01:30

FileShadow Consolidates Cloud Storage Accounts and Drobo Storage Into a Single Repository

Ever felt lost searching through your DropBox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and other cloud storage accounts? You might benefit from the cloud account consolidation offered by FileShadow, especially if you have a lot of files on Adobe Creative Cloud as well. thephoblographer.com »

2018-6-4 10:00

Photographers Claim Instagram is ‘Shadow Banning’ Their Accounts

Over the past few weeks, the PetaPixel tip line has been flooded by reports of Instagram ‘shadow banning’ accounts. This practice, ostensibly limited to business accounts, is destroying engagement on these photographer’s profiles. petapixel.com »

2017-3-29 23:58

Yahoo Says 1 Billion Accounts Stolen in 2013, The Biggest Hack Ever

Yahoo announced back in September 2016 that an estimated 500 million accounts were stolen in late 2014. If you haven’t changed your Yahoo or Flickr account passwords yet, there’s now some even worse news: Yahoo just revealed that 1 billion accounts were hacked in late 2013. petapixel.com »

2016-12-15 18:35