🤯 Instagram is testing new iOS push notifications that include a profile photo. Each time the notification is shown on your screen, it triggers a GET request to fetch that image, letting Meta track every on-screen impression.
The app still misuses push notifications to send detailed device analytics about the device (uptime, battery, volume, locale, timezone, memory, CPU, etc.)
I did it years ago. Only social media I use is this. I even cut off contact with my Trump voting family. I am alone in the world with just my kids, wife, and Lemmy.