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Instagram now lets you add up to 5 'links in bio'. Here's how to do it

The social media platform has long restricted users from adding external links to their accounts

Meta prepares more layoffs across its platforms for 'greater efficiency'

Meta already cut about 13% of its workforce, or about 11,000 jobs, in November. It also extended a hiring freeze through the first quarter

Instagram Reels adds dedicated 'trends' section to empower creators

Meta-owned Instagram has announced new features on its short-video making app to empower creators

Meta-owned Instagram introduces new features to its creator marketplace

Instagram launched its creator marketplace last year as a new destination for brands and creators to connect and form branded content partnerships

Instagram will now put ads in user search results to reach people

Meta-owned Instagram has announced it will put ads into the platform's search results to reach people actively searching for businesses, products and content

Meta rolling out its paid verification in US for Instagram, Facebook users

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company is rolling out its paid subscription plan for Facebook and Instagram to users based in the US

Instagram's new feature to let users access recently shared Reels

Meta-owned Instagram is reportedly testing a new feature that will let users quickly access their recently shared Reels, making it easier for them to reshare them later to other friends

Meta 'winding down' support for NFTs on Facebook, Instagram: Official

Meta will focus on areas where it can make an impact at scale, like messaging and "monetisation opps" for Reels"

Instagram down for users for a few hours worldwide, cause unclear

Users complained about difficulties logging in, uploading photos, and accessing Instagram features

Govt issues guidelines to hold influencers responsible; safeguard consumers

The guidelines go on to say that individuals should not endorse products or services that they have not personally used

Facebook increases reels' length to 90 seconds, adds new features: Meta

Instagram, the Meta-owned picture sharing platform increased the maximum length to 90 seconds in June 2022

Meta to modify its controversial cross-check programme on FB, Insta

Meta (formerly Facebook) has agreed to modify Facebook and Instagram's cross-check programme to make it more transparent through regular reporting

Meta launches new feature, users can create FB Reels of up to 90 seconds

Meta has launched some new "creative expression" features for creators on Facebook, including the ability to create Reels of up to 90 seconds which were earlier limited to only 60 seconds

Meta expanding Instagram's age verification test to 6 more countries

According to the company, this will make sure "that teens and adults are in the right experience for their age group"

Betterhalf raises $8.5 mn funding from FinSight Ventures, Insta co-founder

Betterhalf, a matrimony app for urban Indians, has raised USD 8.5 million in funding from FinSight Ventures and various investors including Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram, Arash Ferdowsi, co-founder of Dropbox and others. The other key investors who participated in the round included Rebel Fund, Nurture Ventures, Leonis Investissement, Derek Callow (Ex CMO of Bumble), Scott Belsky (Founder of Behance), Brendan O'Driscoll (Ex Product Head of Spotify), Manik Gupta (Ex-CPO or chief product officer of Uber), Punit Soni (Ex CPO of Flipkart), and Ravish Naresh (co-founder and CEO of Khatabook). Betterhalf, in a statement, said it has raised USD 8.5 million in funding from FinSight Ventures (Bumble ex-investor), Instagram co-founder as well as others. Betterhalf, said it is "uniquely positioned as a new-age matrimony platform" and "envisions building a super app unicorn of Indian matrimony and full-stack tech-enabled wedding services as the company's growth pillars". "Betterhalf is

Meta purges over 32 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Insta in India in Jan

Under the new IT Rules 2021, big digital and social media platforms, with more than 5 million users, have to publish monthly compliance reports

Meta rolls out paid verification in Australia, NZ for FB, Insta users

Meta has rolled out its paid subscription plan for Facebook and Instagram to users based in Australia and New Zealand

Instagram co-founders' new AI-powered news app 'Artifact' now open to all

Artifact, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered personalised news feed application by Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, is now available to everyone, along with new features.

What are deepfakes, and why is the world finding it hard to detect them?

Deepfakes' realism is their strength, but it is what makes it a headache for tech companies and the world in general

Musk says 'inevitable' as Meta unveils paid verification on FB, Insta

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday reacted to Meta's announcement of the new paid verification for Instagram and Facebook, and stated it as "inevitable."