{"id":227102,"date":"2026-03-24T11:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/deleteme-acquires-block-party-to-expand-privacy-protection-against-social-media-exposure-and-ai-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:10:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:10:16","slug":"deleteme-acquires-block-party-to-expand-privacy-protection-against-social-media-exposure-and-ai-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/deleteme-acquires-block-party-to-expand-privacy-protection-against-social-media-exposure-and-ai-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"DeleteMe Acquires Block Party to Expand Privacy Protection Against Social Media Exposure and AI Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2026\/03\/24\/tmt-newswire\/globenewswire\/deleteme-acquires-block-party-to-expand-privacy-protection-against-social-media-exposure-and-ai-attacks\/2306764\">DeleteMe Acquires Block Party to Expand Privacy Protection Against Social Media Exposure and AI Attacks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2026\/03\/24\/tmt-newswire\/globenewswire\/deleteme-acquires-block-party-to-expand-privacy-protection-against-social-media-exposure-and-ai-attacks\/2306764\">https:\/\/www.manilatimes.net\/2026\/03\/24\/tmt-newswire\/globenewswire\/deleteme-acquires-block-party-to-expand-privacy-protection-against-social-media-exposure-and-ai-attacks\/2306764<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-24 11:50:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.manilatimes.net\">www.manilatimes.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The acquisition strengthens DeleteMe\u2019s capabilities to reduce personal data exposure across open web, data brokers and social media platforms<\/p>\n<p>BOSTON, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; DeleteMe, the leading platform for proactive privacy protection and personal data removal, today announced it has acquired Block Party, the social media privacy and safety tool that helps individuals and organizations secure their social media presence at scale.<\/p>\n<p>Block Party by DeleteMe helps organizations protect their people and their brand by identifying and remediating social media exposure risks across major social media platforms, including Facebook, Google, Venmo, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X. Delivered as a simple browser extension, Block Party automatically detects and fixes privacy and security issues across an employee\u2019s social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Together, DeleteMe and Block Party address a growing challenge facing individuals and organizations: today\u2019s most successful cyberattacks target people, not software.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Social engineering attacks rely on the availability of personal data to target individuals and establish trust,\u201d said Rob Shavell, CEO of DeleteMe. &#8220;By combining DeleteMe\u2019s leading data broker removal capabilities with Block Party\u2019s social media privacy controls, we are now the only solution capable of offering both individuals and organizations a solution that removes the fuel powering these attacks from the two places hackers go first-data brokers and social media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest news<br \/>\n                <br class=\"br-line\"\/><br \/>\n                delivered to your inbox<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters<\/p>\n<p>            By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition comes at a time when personal exposure online is increasing rapidly. 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