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Q&A: How do I enable Two-Factor Authentication on Instagram?

Posted on September 19, 2018

Question from Darla P.: Hi Rick. I hope you’re doing well!

I’ve been reading your blog for a while now and I’ve used your great posts on enabling Two-Factor Authentication to enable it on several of my online accounts.

I’d really like to enable it on my Instagram account too, but I can’t find anything on your site that has instructions for doing it.

I occasionally use Instagram on my computer but I use it mostly on my mobile devices. Can you tell me how to enable Two-Factor Authentication for Instagram on my phone?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Here’s why Facebook keeps switching your Newsfeed from ‘Most Recent’ to ‘Top Stories’

Posted on August 10, 2018

It’s been a good while now since Facebook rolled out the “Top Stories” method of displaying posts in our Newsfeeds.

Well, everything that I have seen and read about it clearly indicate that the vast majority of users absolutely hate it.

I receive at least three or four messages every week asking me how to prevent Facebook from randomly switching the Newsfeed from “Most Recent” to “Top Stories”, and every time I have to give the same answer: “You can’t”.

Truth be told, you actually can do it with the help of a third-party browser add-on called Social Fixer, but that shouldn’t be required in my opinion.

You really should be able to disable auto-switching to “Top Stories” in the Facebook settings without having to install another piece of software on your computer, but that simply isn’t possible right now. [Read more…]

Q&A: If I delete a message I sent to someone on Facebook Messenger will they still see it?

Posted on August 9, 2018

Question from Anthony: If I send a message to someone on Facebook Messenger but then immediately change my mind and delete it, will the other person still see it?

I got mad at my girlfriend and sent her a really mean message. I’m afraid if she sees it she’ll break up with me.

I deleted the message less than 30 seconds after I sent it.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I find out if two Facebook users have any mutual friends?

Posted on July 8, 2018

Question from Karla P.: I know that if I look at someone’s Facebook profile it’ll tell me if we have any mutual friends (and how many mutual friends we have).

What I need is some way to find out if two Facebook users have mutual friends with each other (not with me).

In other words, is there a way to find out if “John Doe” and “Jane Doe” have any mutual friends?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

How to change your Twitter password

Posted on May 7, 2018

As you probably know by now, Twitter recently announced that a glitch has caused every Twitter user’s password to (possibly) be leaked to hackers.

In order to mitigate any damage caused by the data leak Twitter has strongly recommended that all users change the passwords on their accounts right away.

Since that announcement was made I’ve received several requests for instructions for resetting the password on Twitter. That got me to thinking that maybe I should write those instructions up in a blog post. [Read more…]

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