Results for 'social media'
Free Spotify Premium hacks on social media are spreading infostealers
June 10, 2026 - Cybercriminals are turning TikTok and Instagram Reels into malware delivery platforms, using free software tutorials to spread infostealers.
Blocking children from social media is a badly executed good idea
April 3, 2026 - Governments are each inventing their own flavor of an age based ban for social media. Is the cure worse than the disease?
Child exploitation, grooming, and social media addiction claims put Meta on trial
February 12, 2026 - Landmark trials now underway allege Meta failed to protect children from sexual exploitation, grooming, and addiction-driven design.
How safe are kids using social media? We did the groundwork
February 10, 2026 - Our research found that mainstream platforms often protect children well—until curiosity or the wrong settings get in the way.
What’s there to save about social media? (Lock and Code S06E20)
October 6, 2025 - This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Twitter's first employee, Rabble, about saving the best parts of social media today.
Alleged ‘tap-in’ scammer advertised services on social media
August 5, 2025 - A 24-year-old woman who allegedly advertised her services on social media has been arrested for her part in a "tap-in" scam.
The data on denying social media for kids (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E12)
June 16, 2025 - This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we revisit a 2024 interview with Dr. Jean Twenge about smartphones and the teen mental health crisis.
“Simply staggering” surveillance conducted by social media and streaming services, FTC finds
September 20, 2024 - The FTC published a report about the ways social media and video streaming services collect and use our data
“No social media ’til 16,” and other fixes for a teen mental health crisis, with Dr. Jean Twenge: Lock and Code S05E10
May 6, 2024 - This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Dr. Jean Twenge about smartphones, social media, and a teen mental health crisis.
Meta to abandon social media tracking tool CrowdTangle
March 27, 2024 - Meta will retire social media tracking tool CrowdTangle in August 2024, which is awkward timing given the amount of important elections this year.
