What happens when teens privately ask for help on Instagram?
Revelations and research over the last few years have shed light on how Instagram may negatively affect its youngest users. The most popular social media platform among 13- to 21-year-olds in America, Instagram was designed to connect people with sha.....»»
YouTube reinstates Donald Trump"s channel
It is the latest social media channel to restore his account following Twitter, Facebook and Instagram......»»
Meta"s Instagram back up after brief global outage
Meta Platform's Instagram was back up for most users after a global outage, the photo-sharing platform said on Thursday, adding that an hours-long technical issue has been resolved......»»
PSA: It’s not just you, Instagram is currently down for users around the world
If you’re experiencing issues when trying to use Instagram on Wednesday night, you’re not alone. Instagram is currently facing outages and is down for users around the world. Heres what we now know about the issue affecting Instagram users. mor.....»»
Instagram outage affected users globally [u]
Widespread reports indicated that there was a mass Instagram outage that seems to have been resolved.Instagram is downInstagram was down for a few hours on Wednesday evening, affecting many users. Complaints poured in from multiple locations around t.....»»
Instagram down for thousands of users globally
Meta Platform's Instagram was down for thousands of users globally on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com......»»
Spotify gets first major redesign in 10 years with TikTok-like scroll
Spotify today announced its first major redesign in a decade, bringing a more discovery-focused UI reminiscent of social platforms like TikTok and Instagram......»»
What parents and educators need to know about teens" pornography and sexting experiences at school
Three out of four teenagers have seen online pornography—often before they even became a teenager. That's according to a new report from Common Sense Media that examines the role pornography plays in the lives of today's youth......»»
The Pandemic"s Mental Toll, and Does Telehealth Work? Your Health Quickly, Episode 1
Hosts Josh Fischman and Tanya Lewis explore the pandemic’s mental health toll on teens and young adults. They also delve into the effectiveness of telehealth, which has been booming since the start of the pandemic......»»
Democratic senators urge Meta not to market its metaverse app to teens
Two Democratic senators urged Meta this week to suspend a reported plan to offer Horizon Worlds, the company's flagship virtual reality app, to teens between the ages of 13 and 17, arguing the technology could harm young users' physical and mental he.....»»
Wreck’s creator on making a campy horror series with a killer duck (yes, really)
Digital Trends talks with creator Ryan J. Brown about his new Hulu series Wreck, which involves a cruise ship, some horny teens, and a killer duck (yes, really)......»»
TikTok to set one-hour daily screen time limit by default for users under 18
TikTok announced Wednesday that every user under 18 will soon have their accounts default to a one-hour daily screen time limit, in one of the most aggressive moves yet by a social media company to prevent teens from endlessly scrolling......»»
Meta cracks down on a growing crime against teenagers
Meta is taking steps to crack down on the spread of "revenge porn" images of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram......»»
Teens can proactively block their nude images from Instagram, OnlyFans
Hundreds already using tool, as teen financial sextortion cases are increasing. Enlarge (credit: Peter Dazeley | The Image Bank) Over the past few years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) saw.....»»
Meta backs new platform to prevent sextortion of teens on Facebook and Instagram
Meta is taking steps to crack down on the spread of intimate images of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram......»»
New Meta platform aims to prevent sextortion of teens on Facebook and Instagram
Meta is taking steps to crack down on the spread of intimate images of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram......»»
Instagram founders open Artifact news app to everyone
Instagram’s a hard act to follow, but the app’s two creators are having a go with a new effort called Artifact, which opened to everyone on Wednesday......»»
VMware patches critical injection flaw in Carbon Black App Control (CVE-2023-20858)
VMware has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2023-20858) in Carbon Black App Control, its enterprise solution for preventing untrusted software from executing on critical systems and endpoints. Even though the flaw has been privately reported to VM.....»»
Viral Instagram photographer has a confession: His photos are AI-generated
Artist wants to "come clean" and highlight a new media process. Enlarge / Jos Avery uses Midjourney, an AI image synthesis model, to create images that he then retouches and posts on Instagram as "photos." (credit: Avery Season A.....»»
Is your Facebook account worth $12 a month? Meta rolls out subscription program
It’s currently being rolled out in Australia and New Zealand. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) Yesterday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram that his company is testing out a new subsc.....»»
Meta unveils paid verification service for Instagram and Facebook users
Meta is offering Facebook and Instagram users a paid verification service. Similar to Twitter Blue, subscribers will get a blue badge and various perks......»»