"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%......»»
Instagram head to testify before Senate subcommittee about the platform"s impact on kids
Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, is set to testify in a Senate subcommittee hearing in early December about the platform's potentially harmful impact on younger users following months of scrutiny on the issue......»»
The mums using Instagram to offer advice to new parents
Covid has led to an increase in parenting gurus using social media to support new mums and dads......»»
Facebook and Instagram encryption plans delayed by Meta until 2023
Meta's plans to protect messages on the platforms are put back until 2023 in a row over child safety......»»
Messenger and Instagram"s encrypted messages won"t arrive until 2023
When Meta was still called Facebook, it stated that E2EE would become available on Messenger and Instagram by 2022 at the earliest, but that's not the case anymore. As written by Antigone Davis, the global head of safety at Meta, this feature will on.....»»
Meta Delays Encrypted Messages on Facebook and Instagram To 2023
The owner of Facebook and Instagram is delaying plans to encrypt users' messages until 2023 amid warnings from child safety campaigners that its proposals would shield abusers from detection. From a report: Mark Zuckerberg's social media empire has b.....»»
This cult teen brand is quitting social media amid growing safety concerns
Trendy soaps brand Lush Cosmetics is quitting Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat on Friday in a radical move to draw attention to how those platforms are damaging people's mental health......»»
Instagram"s "rage shake" lets you dramatically report app issues
You know the feeling when Instagram just isn't cooperating — maybe it's a bug, maybe it's slow. But you just can't post the pictures you've been waiting to share all day.Yes, we've probably all been there. So in an effort to give users an emoti.....»»
State attorneys general launch investigation into Meta-owned Instagram"s impact on kids
A bipartisan group of 10 state attorneys general have launched an investigation into Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, focused on the potential harms of its Instagram platform on children and teens......»»
US State Attorneys General Open Probe into Instagram"s Effect on Kids
A bipartisan coalition of U.S. state attorneys general said on Thursday it has opened a probe into Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, for promoting its subsidiary Instagram to children despite potential harms. From a report: The investigation, wh.....»»
Instagram now allows people to add music to feed posts in three countries
Instagram is testing the ability to add music to feed posts in three countries. It will allow users to browse through various music clips......»»
Instagram is shutting down its Threads messaging app
Instagram’s stand-alone message app, Threads, will soon be shutting down as part of the ongoing consolidation of messaging apps by Meta......»»
Instagram Badges help creators to cash in on their followers
Instagram Badges is a new feature that can let you earn cash from your followers. Here's how to enable it......»»
Instagram for iOS testing new ‘Take a Break’ feature that encourages you to close the app
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri announced today that the social network is starting to beta test a new digital wellbeing feature dubbed “Take a Break.” As the name implies, this feature is designed to encourage users to take regular breaks fr.....»»
Instagram now paying up to $10,000 bonus to creators for posting reels
Instagram Reels is the short video platform of the Meta-owned social network (formerly Facebook) that competes directly with TikTok. As a way to attract even more content creators, the company is now paying bonuses of up to $10,000 to those who post.....»»
Instagram takes on TikTok with new text-to-speech feature and voice effects
As competition with TikTok has been getting tougher, Instagram this week announced some new features to give content creators even more options when editing Reels. Users will now find a text-to-speech feature, as well as new voice effects in the Ins.....»»
Instagram testing option to let users choose which posts to see in main feed
Instagram has been implementing several new features in its mobile app recently, and now the company has been testing an option to finally let users choose which posts they want to see in the social network’s main feed. more… The post I.....»»
Instagram to add Live moderators, still working on Stories like button
Instagram has been working on a lot of new features over the past few months. Now, reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi has posted a few updates about some of the features the platform is hoping to bring for iOS users in the future. more… The.....»»
Instagram plans to give live video users the ability to add moderators
A new report claims that Instagram users will be able to assign a moderator to a video, giving them the ability to approve live comments.Instagram on iPhoneContinuing its move away from images and toward a TikTok-style video platform, Instagram is re.....»»
Coinbase Goes Social by Letting Users Tout Crypto Allocations
Coinbase Global is adding a slew of social-networking capabilities, one of which will make it easier for traders to share information about their allocations on platforms such as Instagram and Twitter. From a report: The biggest U.S. cryptocurrency e.....»»
Instagram will now pay creators $35,000 to use Reels in challenge to Tik-Tok
Instagram is finally paying people to share Reels on their platform, with some reporting offers as high as $35,000......»»