If you’re wrestling with the question of whether to ban social media entirely — or allow it with supervision — you’re not alone.
Should You Ban Social Media?
Keeping Kids Safe Online (Without Losing Your Mind)
You’re navigating Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, group chats, private messages, disappearing messages, livestreams, and a whole digital universe that didn’t exist when most of us were teenagers.
You’ve Got Questions – I’ve Got Answers
"One key item for me is your offer to help us find/locate where to control many of the AI and tracking apps we encounter. For example, I have a weather app that won’t display the weather for my area unless I give them round-the-clock access to my location. Yet, the weather info for my area is available if I search for my location. Typically, I don’t want to let any app access my phone or PC; however, I don’t know if I am educated on all the trackers following me. (I hope that makes sense) Call me naive, though I don’t intend to be. I have considered numerous times to close my FB account. However, it’s my only access to 3 key activity clubs and many relatives. What to do. And as soon as I figure out a tiny thing on FB, they change it. Ex: I have to search for activities I’m interested in and I don’t know how to make them top of my feed. Instead, I get garbage shoved at me like ‘you might like to be friends with . . . ” No! I don’t. And even though I have followed their directions on how to turn off certain people who jam FB with their notifications, I can’t stop receiving up to 20 per day. I long ago ‘unfollowed’ them. People and groups I want to hear from I have to search for. My fault because I use FB infrequently. I like the email notifications. However, I can’t figure out how to control whose FB email notifications I receive.
What to do if your Facebook account is hacked
Has someone else gained access to your Facebook account? It happened to a relative of mine the other day, so I decided to give you a quick tutorial on what to do if someone takes control of your account.
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Help! My Facebook is in German!
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I've had a lot of question about the new Meta AI search in the Facebook app. The general consensus is that people aren't too fond of it. This little glowing circle has replaced the familiar magnifying glass search icon.