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Social Media Platforms Provided Data for Police Surveillance of Activists

A report by the ACLU reveals that major social media platforms provided data access to a third-party called Geofeedia, which then made that data available to law enforcement. The ACLU…

Instagram Rolling Out Moderation Tools to Combat Harassment

Instagram, the popular photo-sharing platform, is rolling out new moderation tools in an effort to combat harassment. Until now, Instagram has relied on users to report abuse in order to…

**Update** Facebook and Instagram were down seemingly worldwide

Since about 1:10am EST, Facebook and Instagram were down potentially globally. The sites have since been restored at least for some users. A massive influx of reports of Facebook and…