Facebook is designed to bring people together, but sometimes, you’re connected with people and accounts you don’t necessarily want to interact with. They may want to talk to you, though—a lot. So, ...

My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it to technology (I can). I’ve been at PCMag since 2011 and have covered the surveillance ...

When you block someone on Facebook, you prevent them from messaging you, tagging you, and seeing your posts and profile. It isn't easily apparent to the other person that you blocked them. You can ...

If you’ve got an active Facebook profile, you’re probably well aware of the polarizing dichotomy of the metaverse. It can be wondrous or it can be a cesspool of negativity and despair. If someone’s ...

Want to block all users of a Windows PC from opening certain websites, regardless of the browser they use or the time of day? You need only make a few simple additions to the Windows hosts file. This ...

There are many reasons to want to block specific numbers on your phone. Whether it's nuisance spam callers, or a particularly persistent ex you no longer want to talk to, the humble Block option is a ...

Despite its new privacy policy, WhatsApp is the most popular chat app on Earth, with over two billion users sending gifs, texts, and more. Unfortunately, this popularity means that WhatsApp is a ...

The internet is, on the whole, great—it's full of ways to connect, learn, grow, and be entertained. But as the old adage goes, sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. You might well have a ...

Follow these step-by-step instructions to block websites on Chrome using your desktop and mobile devices. Blocking websites on Chrome can come in handy when you want to avoid distractions during the ...