Category: Facebook

  • Facebook Faces Backlash for Targeting Tweens via Instagram for Kids

    Facebook Faces Backlash for Targeting Tweens via Instagram for Kids

    For the second time in a month, Facebook has been found creeping past the boundary of what’s reasonably healthy for kids. The company has been planning versions of its product adapted for “tweens” ages 10 through 12 for the last three years, including an edition of Instagram for Kids and Facebook Messenger features that “leverages” children’s playdates,…

  • Facebook Worst Case Scenario

    Facebook Worst Case Scenario

    Two weeks after Apple rolled out what is arguably the most meaningful update to the software that powers the iPhone–requiring developers to request permission before tracking users–less than six percent of those users have opted-in. That’s based on data from Flurry, an analytics platform owned by Verizon Media that says it is used by 1…