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Berlin
fromThedrum
1 month ago

Kulturprojekte Berlin: Taking a historical journey with Facebook Augmented Reality ads

An augmented reality and Messenger project recreated Berlin Wall events at nearly 40 historic sites to educate young Germans, increasing reported understanding to 80%.
Digital life
fromFast Company
4 months ago

Meta just made it harder to scam older users. Here's how

Meta introduced new in-app UX warnings and AI-driven scam detection to deter scammers and better protect older adults across WhatsApp and Messenger.
fromTechCrunch
4 months ago

WhatsApp and Messenger add new warnings to help older people avoid online scams | TechCrunch

The tech giant said it's detected and disrupted about 8 million accounts engaging in scam operations during the first half of 2025, including those associated with scam centers in areas like Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Philippines. It also took action on over 21,000 Facebook Pages and accounts that were pretending to be customer support operations that were attempting to trick people into sharing their information.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
4 months ago

Meta Rolls Out New Tools to Protect WhatsApp and Messenger Users from Scams

To that end, the company said it's introducing new warnings on WhatsApp when users attempt to share their screen with an unknown contact during a video call so as to prevent them from giving away sensitive information like bank details or verification codes. On Messenger, users can opt to enable a setting called "Scam detection" by navigating to Privacy & safety settings.
Privacy professionals
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