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How to Prevent Others From Spreading Fake Messages With Your Facebook Messenger

Posted on June 23, 2019 by elfworld

In the past two weeks I’m sure you’ve seen a lot of your contacts posting status updates telling you that someone has managed to log on to their account and started spreading a message on Messenger where they tell you that they want to share a video with you. When you click on this link,…

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This is Why Facebook is a Danger to Democracy

Posted on May 26, 2019June 22, 2020 by elfworld

Does Facebook really ruin democracy? Yes, it does. And in this blog posting I will tell you, and provide documentation on, why that is. Did you know Brexit most likely happened because of fake news on Facebook?

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Change Your Facebook Password! Now!

Posted on March 22, 2019 by elfworld

Another security scandal at Facebook. My, how the week has flown. Yesterday it was revealed that Facebook has, once again, tried to cover up a security scandal. And this one is just inexcusable. Change your password immediately. This is how you do it!

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How to Check Whether an Email From Facebook is Genuine or Not

Posted on February 7, 2019February 7, 2019 by elfworld

Sometimes you can become too suspicious when you receive an email about a security breach in one of your many online or social media accounts. I thought that two emails I received from Facebook were phishing attempts. Turns out they were genuine. This is how you can check whether an email from Facebook is genuine…

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No, Taking Part in the Ten Year Challenge is Not Dangerous

Posted on January 18, 2019 by elfworld

In the past few days there have been numerous postings and articles in presumptive serious magazines and tech blogs that claim if you are posting a photo of what you looked like ten years ago, and what you look like today, it will make you vulnerable when it  comes to what Facebook knows about you….

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How to Stop Getting Fake Friend Requests on Facebook

Posted on November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 by elfworld

I’m sure you’ve received them too. Friend requests from sexy bikini clad women who suddenly wants to be your friend. Or maybe you’ve received a friend request from a smiling man from Nigeria, who desperately wants to be your friend, so that you can help him with some money transfers? 

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How to Do a Search on Facebook

Posted on November 4, 2018 by elfworld

On of the most frequently asked questions I get about Facebook is how you can search for things that are posted there. Things just fly by in the news stream, and as long as you don’t save something to look at it later, you might never see it again. Or maybe you’d like to find…

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Is the US Media in Bed With the Devil?

Posted on October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 by elfworld

A little under two weeks ago I attended the LION 18 conference in Chicago. LION is short for Local Independent Online News and is an organisation for local news sites. Little did I know all the reactions I would get when I tweeted my surprise over how in bed Facebook is with local news sites…

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Here is Why You Should Change Your Facebook Password. At once! NOW!

Posted on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 by elfworld

Last Friday 50 million Facebook users woke up and discovered that they had been logged out of Facebook. Not just one place, but on their computer, cellphone, the Messengar app and on all devices where they had used Facebook as their logon method. Facebook is saying that there’s no need for their users to do…

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7 Tips About Your Facebook Settings

Posted on August 22, 2018 by elfworld

Here are 7 tips about your Facebook settings that you might not know about. To get to any of these settings you have to click on the pulldown arrow to the right of the question mark at the top of your Facebook stream or page, and then choose Settings: This screen will now open up:…

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