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How to get verified on Instagram Threads

Instagram Threads is Instagram's answer to Twitter. It has many of the same features, including a verified badge. Here's how to get one for yourself!.....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsJul 6th, 2023

How to turn off Activity Status on Instagram

Your Instagram Activity Status is a small feature that tells everyone when you last used the app. Want to turn it off? Here's how......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

Instagram shows love to smaller accounts that post original content

Instagram is adjusting its algorithm in a move that will give more prominence to smaller accounts that post original content......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsMay 1st, 2024

EU probes Meta for killing tool that enables real-time election monitoring

EU probes Facebook/Instagram owner for possible Digital Services Act violations. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) The European Commission today accused Meta of violating rules related to deceptive advertising, p.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 30th, 2024

Meta to face EU probe for not doing enough to stop Russian disinformation

Insufficient moderation of political ads risk undermining electoral process. Enlarge (credit: FT) Brussels is set to open a probe into Meta’s Facebook and Instagram as soon as Monday over concerns the social media gian.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 29th, 2024

How to see who has unfollowed you on Instagram

Have you noticed your follower count dropping on Instagram? Want to see who it may be that unfollowed you? Here's how to find out......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 28th, 2024

Threads testing new option to let users automatically archive old posts

Meta has been experimenting with a lot of new features for Threads, its microblogging platform. Now Instagram boss Adam Mosseri revealed on Wednesday that the platform has started testing an option that will let users automatically hide old posts fro.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

Apple was the real target of China’s App Store crackdown, Telegram founder argues

Last week, Apple was forced by the Chinese government to pull four apps from the App Store in China: Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Threads. Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has now responded to the situation, arguing that Apple was the real.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 24th, 2024

China orders Apple to remove Meta apps after “inflammatory” posts about president

WhatsApp, Threads, Telegram, and Signal removed from Apple App Store in China. Enlarge / An Apple Store in Shanghai, China, on April 11, 2024. (credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Apple said it complied wit.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Actions needed beyond lawsuit to address social media"s influence on youth, say experts

While four Ontario school boards recently announced a $4.5-billion lawsuit against the social media giants behind Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, Brock University experts are calling for additional actions to address the influence popular o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store in China [U: Signal and Telegram]

Update: Both Signal and Telegram have been removed at China’s insistence as well. Apple statement in story. Apple has removed two Meta apps from the App Store in China at the request of the Chinese government. Both WhatsApp and Threads have.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from App Store in China

Apple has removed two Meta apps from the App Store in China at the request of the Chinese government. Both WhatsApp and Threads have been made unavailable in the App Store, preventing new installs for the messaging and social apps. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

WhatsApp & Threads pulled from Apple App Store in China

Apple has removed Meta-owned apps WhatsApp and Threads from the China App Store after government officials claimed national security concerns.China dictates what it allows on its country's internet and App StoreThe App Store culling continues in Chin.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsApr 19th, 2024

Meta’s ChatGPT killer is taking over your favorite apps

Step aside, ChatGPT. Meta's AI assistant is here, and it's coming to apps like Instagram, WhatsApp, and more......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

Drawing a line back to the origin of life: Graphitization could provide simplicity scientists are looking for

Scientists in Cambridge University suggest molecules, vital to the development of life, could have formed from a process known as graphitization. Once verified in the laboratory, it could allow us to try and recreate plausible conditions for life's e.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsApr 18th, 2024

TikTok Notes: latest on the upcoming Instagram competitor

Remember that TikTok Photos app rumor? More recently, the unreleased app has been going by the name TikTok Notes. Although the name is changed, the game is still the same: take a swing at Instagram. more….....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

TikTok Notes is now available for some users

It looks like TikTok Notes has quietly launched for users in Canada. So check it out if you’re looking for an Instagram alternative. The post TikTok Notes is now available for some users appeared first on Phandroid. The other day, TikTok.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsApr 17th, 2024

Meta’s oversight board to probe subjective policy on AI sex image removals

Celebrity AI sex image scandal spurs Meta to seek comments for policy revamp. Enlarge (credit: IAN HOOTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY | Science Photo Library) Meta continues to slowly adapt Facebook and Instagram policies to a.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

Threads is finally rolling out real-time search results for some users

Threads, Meta’s microblogging platform, has come a long way since its launch almost a year ago. However, Threads still lacks some important features – such as an option to show real-time search results. After Meta said it had no plans to make thi.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsApr 16th, 2024

NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for April 13

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle. Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about fin.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 15th, 2024

NYT Connections today: See hints and answers for April 14

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle. Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about fin.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsApr 15th, 2024