Meta Asks Court to Toss FTC Case Targeting Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions

Meta Platforms has filed a motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s 2020 lawsuit targeted at forcing the company to hit the undo button on its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. Read More

Have a Terrible Electronics Repair Experience? The FTC Wants to Know

The US regulator wants to learn more about consumers ... including consumer electronics, cybersecurity, social media, networking, and gaming. Prior to working at PCMag, I was a foreign ... Read More

Outages reported across Meta platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp

“We know some people are experiencing issues right now, we’re working on getting things back to 100% for everyone as quickly as possible,” read a tweet from WhatsApp. Facebook and Instagram ... Read More

Social Networking

The term "social network" refers both to a person's connections to other people in the real world and to a platform that supports online communication, such as Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter. Read More

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Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Down After Suffering Major Outage

Social media apps have experienced a number of notable outages in recent months, with LinkedIn struggling last month just days after Facebook and Instagram ... for WhatsApp tweeted, “We know ... Read More

Want to know why kids don’t know anything? Blame it on dumb TV

How that helps clarify the world’s problems while viewers stay focused on their dandruff, I don’t know. Understand, eyeballs of these people are not looking straight at us. Not directly. Read More

Mortgage applications are down. Here's why buyers may want to act now.

Here's why The probability of your offer being accepted ... to land the home of your dreams at a reasonable price. But if you want to capitalize on the decline in competition from other buyers ... Read More

Your Financial Adviser Doesn’t Want You to Know About These Conflicts

A seismic shift in the way Americans pay for financial advice has better aligned investors’ fortunes with those of the people managing their money. It hasn’t erased conflicts of interest. In ... Read More

Have a Terrible Electronics Repair Experience? The FTC Wants to Know

If you faced a nightmare experience repairing a phone or computer, the Federal Trade Commission wants to hear about it ... dealer to receive a part. The FTC form also asks users to submit the ... Read More

Have a Terrible Electronics Repair Experience? The FTC Wants to Know

the FTC asks. The survey also suggest the FTC will investigate and crack down on potential offenders. UPDATE: In a statement an FTC spokesperson told PCMag: "We always want to hear from consumers ... Read More