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.....»»
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......»»
TikTok 60 min timer now mandatory for minors
TikTok reveals more resources to help you and your teen curb endlessly scrolling. The post TikTok 60 min timer now mandatory for minors first appeared on Phandroid. Have you found yourself scrolling at the depths of 4 a.m. because you&rsquo.....»»
What type of GIF user are you?
When you get a text from a friend, is your immediate reaction to reply with a GIF? Do you know which GIF to send, or do you begin to scroll, searching for the perfect one? If so, it may mean more than you realize, according to researchers at BYU......»»
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......»»
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......»»
Facebook has decided that paid user validation is also the way to go
Meta is joining Twitter in providing a paid verification subscription to customers, with Meta Verified allowing other users to confirm the identity of its subscribers on Facebook and Instagram.Meta CEO Mark ZuckerbergIn a Sunday morning post to Faceb.....»»
Want to be influential and drive change? Be a woman (on a farm in Indonesia)
When it comes to being an influencer on Instagram and other social media platforms, women rule the roost. But, social media isn't the only domain where women lead—they can also be the drivers of change in their local communities and lead the implem.....»»
Following Twitter’s lead, Meta launches its own blue checkmark subscription for Facebook and Instagram, costs $14.99/mo on iOS
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook’s parent company Meta, has today announced plans for a subscription tier, offering account verification with government ID, a verified blue checkmark for Facebook and Instagram, and “direct access to customer sup.....»»
Meta Verified is Mark Zuckerberg"s $11.99 competitor to Twitter Blue
Meta is joining Twitter in providing a paid verification subscription to customers, with Meta Verified allowing other users to confirm the identity of its subscribers on Facebook and Instagram.Meta CEO Mark ZuckerbergIn a Sunday morning post to Faceb.....»»
Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification
The move comes after Twitter introduced a subscription-based verification service last year......»»
TikTok has been working on shopping features while Instagram does the exact opposite
TikTok and Instagram have become competitors as both platforms have been investing heavily in short vertical videos. However, both platforms offer more than that – and while Instagram has decided to move away from offering shopping experiences, Ti.....»»
TikTok could start charging users to watch videos
TikTok could be considering implementing a new feature that would let creators put some of their content behind a paywall. The post TikTok could start charging users to watch videos first appeared on Phandroid. Platforms like Instagram and.....»»
Meta restores Trump"s Facebook and Instagram accounts
Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts were restored on Thursday, allowing the former president to once again post on the social media platforms, a Meta spokesperson confirmed to CNN......»»