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03-01-2018, 07:58 AM
All the social media opt-outs you need to activate right now
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Vero (https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/what-is-vero-app/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) is a three-year-old app that's suddenly become a popular alternative to established social media platforms. It has a platform that promises to show you what your friends and network are posting, in chronological order (https://mashable.com/2018/01/30/instagram-scheduled-posts-chronological-timeline/) — and with no ads.
It does sound alluring. Tons of users signed up for the Instagram-wannabe before anyone read the fine print (https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/what-is-vero-lebanese-billionaire-ayman-hariri-true-social/)and noticed the small detail that your account linked with your name and phone number is difficult to delete (https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/how-to-delete-vero-account/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source).
But the Vero micro-scandal serves as a useful reminder: It's always a good time to go through your social media app settings on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and all the rest to check how your data is being used. This is especially necessary when it's your content getting exploited for the benefit a company, usually for targeted advertising. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/28/opt-out-social-media-platforms-data-collection/)
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Vero (https://mashable.com/2018/02/26/what-is-vero-app/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source) is a three-year-old app that's suddenly become a popular alternative to established social media platforms. It has a platform that promises to show you what your friends and network are posting, in chronological order (https://mashable.com/2018/01/30/instagram-scheduled-posts-chronological-timeline/) — and with no ads.
It does sound alluring. Tons of users signed up for the Instagram-wannabe before anyone read the fine print (https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/what-is-vero-lebanese-billionaire-ayman-hariri-true-social/)and noticed the small detail that your account linked with your name and phone number is difficult to delete (https://mashable.com/2018/02/27/how-to-delete-vero-account/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source).
But the Vero micro-scandal serves as a useful reminder: It's always a good time to go through your social media app settings on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and all the rest to check how your data is being used. This is especially necessary when it's your content getting exploited for the benefit a company, usually for targeted advertising. Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/28/opt-out-social-media-platforms-data-collection/)
More about Facebook (https://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Twitter (https://mashable.com/category/twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Google (https://mashable.com/category/google/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Instagram (https://mashable.com/category/instagram/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Snapchat (https://mashable.com/category/snapchat/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/H5fnDZoOcgI