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.....»»
YouTube previews 5 new upcoming livestream features, borrowing from TikTok, Twitch, and Instagram
TikTok, Twitch, and Instagram are all providing some stiff competition for YouTube on the live video front. But, YouTube clearly plans to stay in the game…and those plans involve new features that are heavily influenced by its competitors. Aft.....»»
Instagram product tags rolling out to all U.S. users
Product tagging will make it easy for people to discover and buy your products via Instagram Shopping. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article......»»
Instagram’s Chronological Feed is Back and the World is Beginning to Heal
Instagram announced today that the chronological feed is back! It’s not called chronological, there’s technically two new feed options called Favorites and Following, but both feeds show accounts you follow and appear in chronological ord.....»»
Instagram"s chronological feed is back, but you have to work for it
Instagram just threw you a bone. Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, announced Tuesday that, after almost six disjointed years, Instagram users can once again view their feeds in chronological order. The company unveiled two new feed option.....»»
How to change your Instagram algorithm to a chronological feed
Six years after switching from a chronological feed to an algorithm, Instagram has unveiled the option for users to control what is shown in their feed. Now you can use the default algorithm that includes suggested posts, or you can choose between a.....»»
Instagram To Allow Users To See Most Recent Posts First
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Instagram will let users switch their feeds so they view the most recent posts first, relenting after years of complaints about the photo app's current ranking that chooses the order of posts based.....»»
Instagram brings back option for reverse chronological feed
Instagram is bringing back a version of its news feed that sorts posts in reverse chronological order rather than ranked according to the platform's algorithms. However, the company said it will leave its algorithm ranking method on by default......»»
Steam Deck update fixes some bugs and improves the interface
Nippier scrolling in the Library is facilitated by this update, as well as better performance for the Store......»»
States Could Let Parents Sue Big Tech for Addicting Kids. Here’s What That Really Means.
Lawmakers across the country are increasingly looking for ways to crack down on the likes of Instagram, TikTok, YouTube Lawmakers across the country are increasingly looking for ways to crack down on the likes of Instagram, TikTok, YouTub.....»»
Russia officially bans Facebook and Instagram
If at first you don't succeed, get some court orders and try suppressing the free flow of information again. That appears to be the thinking of the Russian government, which on Monday, March 21, officially banned Facebook and Instagram from the count.....»»
Best dating sites for women: How to find the connection you deserve
Being a woman on the internet is hard. At times scary and exhausting, too.From Twitter reply guys to other forms of online harassment to straight-up cyberstalking, letting women exist in peace seems to be a hard concept to grasp. When it comes to dat.....»»
WhatsApp to finally start letting you post message reactions, report says
Quick, what's the most annoying thing about WhatsApp? For me, it's the inability to quickly post a reaction to someone's message, forcing me instead to either send an emoji as a separate reply, or write a largely unnecessary response. The feature is.....»»
Russia Finds Meta Guilty of "Extremist Activity"
A Moscow court on Monday found Meta Platforms guilty of "extremist activity", but said its decision would not affect the WhatsApp messenger service, focusing its ire on the company's already banned Facebook and Instagram social networks. From a repor.....»»
David Beckham hands his Instagram account to Ukraine doctor
David Beckham has handed control of his Instagram account to a doctor in war-torn Ukraine in a bid to highlight the challenging working conditions there......»»
Mother"s Day can be hard. This campaign shows solidarity and compassion for people on the day.
Blinking back tears while you walk through the card aisle. Forcing a smile when your friend tells you she's pregnant. Scrolling past endless Mother's Day posts on Instagram and feeling the pain of each passing year. Quietly hitting the 'opt-out' butt.....»»
Instagram has a TikTok now...promoting Reels
Instagram has launched an official, verified TikTok account under its creator umbrella. The social media competitor's first video, posted Tuesday, shared the news with a caption reading: "We're here! Follow along as creators help share the latest pro.....»»
Facebook joins TikTok. Keep your enemies close, we guess.
Facebook has just launched on TikTok, following in the footsteps of Instagram. In other words, Meta's companies are really making a home for themselves on a competitor platform.The @facebook account on TikTok is verified, sitting at 19.5K followers (.....»»
Instagram launches Family Center, an online safety hub for parents and teens
Instagram launched its latest attempt to quell the concerns of parents and guardians Wednesday: its brand new Family Center — a one-stop shop with teen safety tools, parental monitoring, and educational resources for those worried about teen sa.....»»
Instagram has temporarily suspended Ye, aka Kanye West
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours. Several of his posts have also reportedly been removed.First reported by TMZ, Ye's temporary suspension is apparently due to violations of Instagram's polici.....»»
How a pregnant Ukrainian Instagram influencer was used in a Russian disinformation campaign
On March 9, Russian forces struck a maternity and children's hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, leaving three dead at the scene and over a dozen injured.Many were horrified by the photos and videos of the aftermath. One photo, in particular, of an injure.....»»