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"I was scammed out of £17,000 on Instagram"

Since the pandemic hit the UK, reports of investment scams targeting Instagram users have risen 50%......»»

Category: hdrSource:  bbcFeb 1st, 2021

TikTok"s Parent, ByteDance, Made Fake Accounts With Content Scraped From Instagram And Snapchat, Former Employees Say

An anonymous reader shares a report: In 2017, TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, scraped short-form videos, usernames, profile pictures, and profile descriptions from Instagram, Snapchat, and other sources and then uploaded them -- without users' kn.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsApr 4th, 2022

The Sad State of Russia"s Social Media Knock-offs

What happened after Russia blocked 80 million users of Instagram? Reuters reports: A black and white, melancholy alternative to Instagram that asks users to post sad pictures of themselves may launch in Russia this week, its creators said, to expres.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsApr 4th, 2022

Send a Harry Styles preview track over an Instagram message in new update

Meta's photo-sharing app brings three new features to its messaging, with better ways to share your music tastes......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 1st, 2022

Instagram enhances messaging experience with new features

Instagram gets a new song-sharing feature that lets you send a 30-second preview in DMs, alongside a quick send trick and the ability to push a silent message......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 1st, 2022

How "Crazy Eddie" Electronics Chain Scammed America

In 1983 the annual revenue at the electronics chain Crazy Eddie was roughly $134 million (or about $372 million today), remembers The Hustle. The next year they'd sold $44 million just in computers and games — and eventually grew to 43 stores......»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMar 28th, 2022

Instagram for iOS now offers two chronological feed options, here’s how they work

Last year, Instagram announced that it was working on a new chronological feed option for users. The company has officially made good on that promise, announcing today that users now have two new options to sort their Instagram feed in chronological.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsMar 25th, 2022

Facebook ads are suddenly doing better despite Apple advertising debacle

Since Apple’s app tracking transparency feature began, Meta has seen shaky results regarding its advertising to iOS users. Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, relies heavily on ad revenue and has seen damages from Apple’s ad cha.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  9to5macRelated NewsMar 25th, 2022

Why Should Businesses Take Advantage of Instagram

Instagram is a social media app that has taken the world by storm. It’s captivated billions of users and turned them into brands in themselves. Why does Instagram work so well for business? It all starts with the layout, which is specifically desig.....»»

Category: topSource:  tapscapeRelated NewsMar 24th, 2022

Instagram revives the chronological feed with half its heart

Instagram is bringing back the chronological feed after pulling it over half a decade ago. Users can now choose between two chronological feed formats......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMar 24th, 2022

Instagram brings back the beloved Chronological Feed

Instagram is bringing back the popular chronological feed, which allows users to see the most recent postings from the accounts they follow. Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced the change on Wednesday, and it will contain two new channels that users.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMar 24th, 2022

YouTube previews 5 new upcoming livestream features, borrowing from TikTok, Twitch, and Instagram

TikTok, Twitch, and Instagram are all providing some stiff competition for YouTube on the live video front. But, YouTube clearly plans to stay in the game…and those plans involve new features that are heavily influenced by its competitors. Aft.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsMar 24th, 2022

Instagram product tags rolling out to all U.S. users

Product tagging will make it easy for people to discover and buy your products via Instagram Shopping. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»

Category: internetSource:  searchenginelandRelated NewsMar 24th, 2022

Instagram’s Chronological Feed is Back and the World is Beginning to Heal

Instagram announced today that the chronological feed is back! It’s not called chronological, there’s technically two new feed options called Favorites and Following, but both feeds show accounts you follow and appear in chronological ord.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  droidlifeRelated NewsMar 24th, 2022

Instagram"s chronological feed is back, but you have to work for it

Instagram just threw you a bone. Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced Tuesday that, after almost six disjointed years, Instagram users can once again view their feeds in chronological order. The company unveiled two new feed option.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsMar 24th, 2022

How to change your Instagram algorithm to a chronological feed

Six years after switching from a chronological feed to an algorithm, Instagram has unveiled the option for users to control what is shown in their feed. Now you can use the default algorithm that includes suggested posts, or you can choose between a.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsMar 24th, 2022

Instagram To Allow Users To See Most Recent Posts First

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Instagram will let users switch their feeds so they view the most recent posts first, relenting after years of complaints about the photo app's current ranking that chooses the order of posts based.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMar 24th, 2022

Instagram brings back option for reverse chronological feed

Instagram is bringing back a version of its news feed that sorts posts in reverse chronological order rather than ranked according to the platform's algorithms. However, the company said it will leave its algorithm ranking method on by default......»»

Category: topSource:  cnnRelated NewsMar 23rd, 2022

States Could Let Parents Sue Big Tech for Addicting Kids. Here’s What That Really Means.

Lawmakers across the country are increasingly looking for ways to crack down on the likes of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Lawmakers across the country are increasingly looking for ways to crack down on the likes of Instagram, TikTok, YouTub.....»»

Category: topSource:  timeRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2022

Russia officially bans Facebook and Instagram

If at first you don't succeed, get some court orders and try suppressing the free flow of information again. That appears to be the thinking of the Russian government, which on Monday, March 21, officially banned Facebook and Instagram from the count.....»»

Category: topSource:  mashableRelated NewsMar 22nd, 2022

Russia Finds Meta Guilty of "Extremist Activity"

A Moscow court on Monday found Meta Platforms guilty of "extremist activity", but said its decision would not affect the WhatsApp messenger service, focusing its ire on the company's already banned Facebook and Instagram social networks. From a repor.....»»

Category: topSource:  slashdotRelated NewsMar 21st, 2022