You Can Now Reply to DMs While Still Scrolling on Instagram
Instagram announced a suite of new messaging features this week, including the ability to reply to messages you receive without having to leave your feed. Rolling out in various markets across the globe, Instagram has three new features for user-to-u.....»»
Meta releases clues on how AI is used on Facebook and Instagram
As demand for greater transparency in artificial intelligence mounts, Meta released tools and information Thursday aimed at helping users understand how AI influences what they see on its apps......»»
Instagram and Messenger get more parental supervision tools
Meta has just released additional supervision tools for parents of teens who use apps such as Instagram and Messenger......»»
To learn how Gen Z consumes media, researchers went right to the source
For Gen Z, social media is viewed as both a mood and energy regulator. Their cellphone scrolling habits provide entertainment and escape and the idea of prioritizing a specific time slot for audience tune-in is becoming irrelevant......»»
Avoiding Stories is getting even harder as they’re coming to Telegram
Those temporary photos and videos known as Stories are everywhere these days. Popularized by Snapchat and Instagram, it seems that every social network has decided to have its own version of Stories. And if you’re not a fan of this feature, avoidi.....»»
Facebook shutters news rather than pay up under new Canadian law
Meta says it will cease providing news services on Facebook and Instagram before Canada's new law requiring it to pay news publishers comes into effect.Canada's Online News Act (Bill C-18) has cleared its final Senate hearing and now needs only royal.....»»
Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada
It comes after parliament passed a bill requiring tech giants to compensate publishers for news......»»
How to auto scroll on TikTok
Do you hate having to physically scroll through your TikTok feed? If you’re lazy, then you might be interested to learn that TikTok has an auto scroll feature and here’s how to turn it on. Scrolling through a timeline or feed on a soc.....»»
Worried you"re spending too much time on your phone? Study seeks to answer this complex question
Look around and it's clear that people have become devoted to digital technologies such as mobile phones. Whether its Facebook, Instagram or any of the myriad other platforms available today, many are concerned that they or their loved ones are spend.....»»
Meta confirms ongoing outage impacting Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
An ongoing outage means that users are unable to access Meta services including Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp. According to Meta, the problems are being caused by an outage affecting its Ads Manager platform. more… The post Meta confirms on.....»»
Following WhatsApp, Instagram is now rolling out its ‘Channels’ feature globally
Earlier this month, WhatsApp announced its new “Channels” feature, which for those who use Telegram, works pretty much the same as it lets users broadcast messages to many other people. And Meta seems to really believe in this feature, as the co.....»»
Facebook will start paying creators for actually posting on Facebook
Facebook is really getting desperate to compete with TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. In a blog post, the company announced that it is starting to test … The post Facebook will start paying creators for actually posting on Facebook appeared firs.....»»
Instagram"s new music-sharing status feels like the return of MySpace
Share your favorite musical artists on Instagram's Notes.....»»
Instagram goes full 2000s with new music status feature in Notes
Instagram continues to have fun with its status feature called Notes. A new update to Notes is adding the ability to set your status to a song – just like instant messenger away messages in the 2000s. more… The post Instagram goes full 2000s wi.....»»
Whoopi Goldberg urges Blizzard to release "Diablo 4" on Mac
It turns out that Oscar-winning actress Whoopi Goldberg is a fan of the Diablo series. Unfortunately, she is also an Apple person, and Diablo IV is only available on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.Goldberg took to Instagram yesterday to demand Blizzard En.....»»
What we know so far about Instagram"s Twitter rival
Instagram is reportedly working on a text-based social media app to compete with Twitter. Since Elon Musk purchased Twitter last year, numerous debacles including the disastrous Twitter Blue verification rollout, changes to content moderation, and nu.....»»
Exclusive: Why Great Jones, the millennial cool-kid cookware brand, sold itself to a conglomerate
Known for its chic colors, the direct-to-consumer home goods company is getting acquired by the conglomerate Meyer. CEO Sierra Tishgart explains why. Five-year-old instagram-friendly cookware brand Great Jones is getting acquired by one of its inves.....»»
Meta’s version of Twitter is just the comments section from Instagram
Meta has been developing its own version of Twitter that will reportedly be released under the Instagram brand. Now, The Verge has seen and shared new screenshots of the unreleased app. more… The post Meta’s version of Twitter is just the c.....»»
Facebook owner Meta plans to create Twitter rival
A text-based version of Instagram could potentially let users carry across followers from other apps......»»
Meta plans for Twitter rival shown to staff
A text-based version of Instagram could potentially let users carry across followers from other apps......»»
WhatsApp Channels feature might be attempt to become the new Twitter
A new WhatsApp Channels feature gives the impression that the app may be aiming to become a Twitter replacement, at least for announcements by major organizations, public and private. Like the longstanding channels features in Telegram and Instagram.....»»