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Instagram Tests Feature To Highlight Missed Content From Friends
- Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer
- Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor
Instagram is experimenting with a new feature designed to help users catch up on content from friends that might have gone unnoticed.
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- Unseen Story Highlights appear after finishing all current Stories in the tray.
- The test targets curated Highlights, not standard Stories that vanish after 24 hours.
- Only unseen Highlights from the past week will be displayed to users.
As first reported by TechCrunch , the social media platform is testing a feature that displays unseen Story Highlights from mutual followers at the end of the Stories tray, located at the top of the feed.
“We’re always working on new ways to help people connect in Stories and are testing bringing recent Highlights to the end of the tray with a small group of people,” a Meta spokesperson told TechCrunch.
Social media expert Ahmed Ghanem was the first to identify the feature in testing.
#Instagram is testing a new Highlights Story feature that displays highlights from profiles you follow as Stories. It seems to work as a way to catch up if you missed the original content 🔗 Follow my WhatsApp Channel for more updates: https://t.co/0JyLtIkvM8 pic.twitter.com/1TXbB4G4ub — Ahmed Ghanem (@ahmedghanem) December 17, 2024
Meta clarified to TechCrunch that the feature allows users to view unseen Story Highlights from the past week. However, these Highlights will only appear once a user has viewed all the current Stories in their tray. For users who follow a large number of accounts and rarely finish their Stories queue, these Highlights may remain unseen.
Unlike standard Stories, which disappear after 24 hours, the test focuses solely on Highlights, offering a new way to revisit stories that users choose to preserve on their profiles.
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OpenAI Faces 15 Million Fine For Data Privacy Violations In Italy
- Written by Kiara Fabbri Former Tech News Writer
- Fact-Checked by Justyn Newman Former Lead Cybersecurity Editor
OpenAI has been fined 15 million euros by Italy’s data protection authority -Il Garante per la protezione dei dati personali- following an investigation into the management of its ChatGPT service, as reported by local news agency ANSA .
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- Investigations revealed OpenAI mishandled data, lacked proper legal basis for training ChatGPT.
- Italy mandates OpenAI run a six-month public awareness campaign on data usage.
- OpenAI plans to appeal the fine, calling it disproportionate to its Italian revenue.
The penalty was imposed due to a series of violations, including the lack of notification regarding a data breach that occurred in March 2023, the improper use of user data to train the AI without adequate legal grounds, and a failure to meet transparency obligations regarding user information, says ANSA.
The investigation, launched in March 2023, was prompted by concerns over how OpenAI collects and processes personal data. It was further influenced by a recommendation from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), which sought a unified approach to handling data in the context of AI services, reported ANSA.
Among the specific issues identified were inadequate mechanisms for age verification, leading to potential risks for minors under 13 years of age, who could be exposed to inappropriate content , according to ANSA.
In response to these findings, Il Garante has mandated OpenAI to implement a six-month institutional communication campaign across various media channels, including radio, television, newspapers, and the internet, as reported by ANSA.
The goal of this campaign is to raise public awareness about how ChatGPT works, particularly regarding data collection and user rights, such as the right to object , rectify, or erase personal data, says ANSA.
OpenAI has expressed its intention to appeal the decision, stating that the fine is disproportionate to the company’s revenue generated in Italy during the same period, reports ANSA. The company highlights its previous cooperation with the Garante, citing the successful reactivation of ChatGPT in Italy just a month after a 2023 suspension order was issued, as reported by ANSA.
