Instagram users in Russia will be blocked
By Salo Instagram users in Russia were warned Sunday that they will be blocked starting at midnight – after the platform changed its hate-speech policy to allow Ukrainians to share …
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Pavni Diwanji, Meta executive in charge of ‘Instagram for Kids,’ departs
By Wayt The Meta executive in charge of the social media giant’s youth initiatives – including its controversial “Instagram for Kids” – is leaving the company. Pavni Diwanji, the company’s …
Read More Instagram will now tell users when to take a break from app
By Feuer Instagram is rolling out a slew of new features, including one that urges users to take a break and others designed to protect kids, the company announced Tuesday …
Read More Senators skewer Facebook exec over Instagram’s impact on kids
By Wayt Senators slammed Facebook in a contentious hearing with its safety chief on Thursday, blasting the company over leaked research showing that Instagram can make body issues worse for …
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Advocates call for an end to plans to launch Instagram for kids
By Jaosn An advocacy group called on Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg not to create a version of photo-sharing app Instagram for children who are under 13, as it would put …
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UK watchdog says Instagram will curb hidden advertising by influencers
By Alex Instagram has agreed to measures to crack down on hidden advertising by so-called influencers on its photo and video platform, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said Friday. Influencers …
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Facebook to begin merger between Instagram and Messenger chat functions
By Mills Facebook said Wednesday it would start replacing the direct messaging service within Instagram with a version of its Messenger app, the first major step in its plan to …
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YouTube unveils short-form video ‘Shorts’ to compete with TikTok
By Steigrad YouTube is rolling out a short-form video feature called “YouTube Shorts” to compete with the popular social media platform TikTok. YouTube said Monday that YouTube Shorts — set …
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Facebook’s plan to merge Instagram, Messenger chats underway
By Vega Facebook is quietly moving forward with a controversial plan to merge the messaging features of its Messenger and Instagram platforms. US Instagram users over the weekend were met …
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Instagram to remove coronavirus related content from recommendations
By Vega Facebook Inc’s Instagram said on Tuesday it would remove coronavirus-related content and accounts from recommendations and its “explore” option, unless posted by or belonging to credible health organizations. …
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Facebook, eBay pledge crackdown on scammers trading fake reviews
By Noah Facebook and eBay pledged Wednesday to more aggressively tackle scammers trading fake and misleading product reviews in new agreements with British regulators. The companies have cracked down on …
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Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users globally
By Tamar So much for sharing those Thanksgiving photos. Facebook and Instagram seemed to experience major outages on Thursday, affecting thousands of users worldwide. Reports of Facebook going down shot …
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‘Sexual’ use of eggplant and peach emojis banned on Facebook, Instagram
By Hannah Social media is waging a sexually charged war on fruits and veggies. In July, Facebook and Instagram quietly updated the Facebook Community Standards language regarding permissible sexual expression on …
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Instagram users can now ‘shadow ban’ cyberbullies
By Benc Instagram is rolling out a new feature that allows you to stealthily filter out comments from cyberbullies. The new tool, called Restrict, attempts to safeguard Instagram accounts from …
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It’s scarily easy to see and share private Instagram posts
By Chris Facebook has been doing its best to convince us that it’s concerned about user privacy and security, but it’s not doing a great job. Just a few days …
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FTC probing Facebook for snapping up Instagram, others to squash rivals
By Kosman The Federal Trade Commission is probing whether Facebook snapped up companies like Instagram in order to squash up-and-coming rivals, according to a new report. The FTC has been …
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Instagram update will force posts from ‘influencers’ into your feed
By Sean Instagram is going to start putting posts from “influencers” in your feed and Stories – even if you don’t follow them. It means that even if you only …
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Facebook, Instagram delete more accounts linked to Russia
By Nicolas Facebook said on Monday it had removed multiple pages, groups and accounts linked mostly to Russia that were used to spread misleading information on the social network and …
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Instagram could make ‘likes’ invisible, upsetting influencers
By Hannah It’s a sad state of affairs that so many social media users tend to base self-worth on how many “likes” their post garners, but Instagram — the platform …
Read More Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down for users
By MacCarthy The social media behemoth Facebook and its two other digital properties, Instagram and WhatsApp, went down Sunday morning, reports say. Facebook’s website was inaccessible starting at around 6:30 …
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