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Do you use Facebook on your phone or tablet?
If so, chances are you use the Facebook app instead of your device’s mobile web browser.
I used to use the app myself, but I eventually ditched it out of frustration.
Truth be told, there are several disadvantages of using the app instead of loading Facebook directly in a browser: [Read more…]
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By now you surely know there are multiple scams making the rounds on social media at any given time.
That’s just a sad fact of life in this Internet era.
There’s a very dangerous scam that’s been popping up on Facebook at times for years, and unfortunately it’s making the rounds again right now.
This scam works something like this: [Read more…]
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Question from Elaine: Every day we hear about Facebook being hacked and it seems like my friends are getting hacked all the time.
Why is Facebook so easy to hack? You’d think they could afford to provide better security.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Well, the Facebook scammers are at it again (as if they ever stop).
This time they’re out to take control of your Facebook account by tricking you into helping them change the password so they can log in to it.
I’ve received several requests for help from readers who had their accounts hijacked via this scam, and unfortunately there was nothing I could do to help in most of those situations.
As usual, there are several variations of this scam, but most of them go something like this: [Read more…]
Question from Bonnie: Can I delete am unwanted conversation from Facebook Messenger without opening it first?
Rick’s answer: I love questions like this, Bonnie. Short, and directly to the point!
Luckily, it’s very easy to delete any Messenger conversation without having to open it first.
How you do that depends on how you’re accessing your Facebook messages. Just follow the steps below that match the device you’re using. [Read more…]