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Instagram tests video selfies to use as age verification tool
Instagram is running a trial to use video selfies as an age verification tool for teens
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Instagram tests new tools for age verification
Instagram is testing new options to verify the age of users on the platform
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Meta to launch online clothing store for Metaverse users
Digital goods will be an important way to express yourself in the metaverse, says Zuckerberg
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Instagram introduces new parental control features in the UK
Instagram owner Meta has introduced new features since June 14th in the UK to lessen the effect on mental health
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Instagram will let you pin 3 reels or posts to your profile
Instagram will now let users pin posts and reels to their profiles with a white icon, alongside pinned stories
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Instagram adds 'Amber Alert' to notify users of missing children
Instagram intends on using the user's city, IP address and location to ensure the alerts are targeted correctly
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Twitter Circle may begin rolling out to more users
The feature works similar to Instagram's 'Close Friends'
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Meta working on Instagram access issues reported by users
Meta Platforms is working on restoring access to Instagram after users reported issues with the mobile app
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Instagram CEO wants big tech to give up control
Adam Mosseri believes that user data would be more secure in Web3 while content creators would be more independent
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US lawmakers ask tech companies to archive evidence of potential Russian war crimes
US lawyers asked CEOs of tech companies to archive content that can be suspected of Russian war crimes in Ukraine
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Meta's Instagram will support NFTs
Meta is planning to add NFTs to Instagram, allowing users to showcase their cypto art and tag creators on the platform
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How Meta fumbled propaganda moderation during Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Facebook and Instagram has been used to spread propaganda against Ukraine, claiming Russian attacks as fake news.
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Selena Gomez, with 300m followers, hasn’t used Instagram herself in over four years
Actor/singer shared how stepping away from the internet has had a positive impact on her life
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Instagram might allow users to reply with voice messages to Stories
Alessandro Paluzzi believes Instagram is working to add private voice message feature to Stories.
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Meta inks partnership for 3D ads in step toward the metaverse
Meta Platforms partners with new ecommerce tech firm to make 3D ads for both Instagram and Facebook.
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Russia finds Meta guilty of 'extremist activity' but WhatsApp can stay
Moscow found Meta guilty of 'extremist activity' but the ruling excluded the ban on its messenger service, WhatsApp.
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Australia to make Big Tech hand over misinformation data
Australia will be able to force big tech companies to share data about how they handled misinformation under new law.
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Meta to test content tools for advertisers later this year
Meta is building new tools to prevent brands from appearing next to unsuitable content on their social platform.
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Meta rolls out parental supervision tools on Instagram
Meta will allow parents to track how much time their children spend on Instagram and supervise their activities.
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Instagram users in Russia are told service will cease from midnight
Russian users were notified by Instagram that the service will become unavailable to them after midnight on Sunday.
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Facebook allows Ukraine posts urging violence against invading Russia
Facebook and Instagram will allow users to post content promoting violence against Russians and calls to invade Russia
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Religious leaders call on Zuckerberg to scrap Instagram Kids plans
Religious groups have appealed to Mark Zuckerberg to stop Meta's plans for Instagram's version for kids.
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Facebook usage dips for first time. Will Instagram follow?
After Facebook's fall, estimates show that Instagram's growth in monthly users will fall 5.8% this year.
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Why Zaviyar Ejaz is the next big thing in Pakistani showbiz
Emerging as a young romantic stud, the actor is on the radar with his moustache and stoic acting
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Danyal Zafar has found a fan in Bollywood diva Sushmita Sen
The Pakistani singer's song ‘Udh Chaliye’ turned out to be a bridge between the artists from neighbouring countries
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How to stop Instagram from tracking your activity
Instagram and Facebook track online activity to provide tailored ads, here's how you can limit the data they collect.
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Instagram is working on bringing NFTs to its platform
Adam Mosseri announced in an Instagram story, that the company was working on incorporating NFTs on the platform.
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Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, T-Mobile drop CES plans over Covid 19 concern
Amazon, Meta platforms, Twitter, Pinterest won't participate in the Consumer Electronics Show, amid Covid 19 concerns.
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Meta rated worst company of the year in Yahoo survey
Yahoo Finance survey ranked Facebook/Meta as the Worst Company of the Year, in terms of performance and achievement
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Instagram will now allow image previews on Twitter
Initiative is aimed at improving the ways users’ content can appear outside of Instagram
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Macron: EU will draw up regulation to fight hate on social media
Emmanuel Macron said that the EU will work to introduce regulations to stop hate on social media platforms.
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Instagram aims to launch chronological feed option in 2022
Instagram is aiming to launch a version of the app with a chronological feed, instead of one ranked algorithmically.
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Instagram tightens teen defenses as US hearing looms
Mosseri is to testify at a hearing titled "Protecting Kids Online: Instagram and Reforms for Young Users."
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Facebook, Instagram remove Chinese network over fake COVID claims
Meta platform announced that it had removed accounts that promoted claims of a fake "Swiss biologist" against Covid 19
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Instagram head to testify before Senate on 'protecting kids'
Adam Mosseri will testify before the US Senate hearing on 'protecting kids online'.
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Australia to introduce new laws to unmask online trolls
Australia aims to introduce new laws that will compel social media platforms to unmask the identity of online trolls.
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US state attorneys general probe Instagram's effect on kids
US state attorneys are looking into Facebook for promoting Instagram to kids despite its potential harms to them.
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5 ways to limit how much time you spend on social media
Here are a few methods that you can use if you intend to limit your social media usage.
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Instagram to add live moderators
Instagram's upcoming feature will allow users to add one moderator to their live Stories and view the number of Likes.
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Instagram tests new 'Take a Break' feature
Instagram tests new feature 'Take a Break' in light of Haugen's testimony against Facebook and its impact on teenagers
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Instagram testing feature to notify users of outage
On October 4, a six-hour long outage prevented 3.5 billion users from accessing WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger
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Facebook to encourage teens away from harmful content on Instagram
Move follows scrutiny from US lawmakers on how Facebook and Instagram negatively affect young people's mental health
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Lawmakers: FTC must ensure tech companies uphold youth online privacy
US Democratic lawmakers urged FTC to ensure technology companies comply with policy changes to protect youth online
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Facebook apologizes for second outage in a week, services back up
Facebook apologized to users for a two hour disruption to its services on Friday
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If Facebook Is the Problem, Is a Social Media Regulator the Fix?
Facebook whistleblower wants a devoted regulatory company to supervise firms like Facebook over its impact on teens
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EU lawmaker says US tech giants should be regulated where they are based
EU lawyer says that US tech giants should be regulated by the EU country where they are based under proposed EU rules.
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When Facebook was down, Twitter was up
Amidst the worldwide Facebook outage, people turned to Twitter to share their thoughts and jokes with each other
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Twitter, netizens troll Mark Zuckerberg as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram shutdown
Reigning as the undefeated champion of socials, Twitter orders 59.6 million nuggets for users.
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Facebook again asks court to dismiss lawsuit to force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
Social media giant says FTC fails to provide a ‘plausible factual basis for branding Facebook an unlawful monopolist’
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Celebrity Instagram content linked to negative feelings, Facebook researchers say
The Wall Street Journal also published research on Instagram celebrity culture harming the mental health of teens