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Instagram co-founders launch Artifact, a text-based version of TikTok

The application opened up its waiting list to the public on Tuesday, and is available for both Android and iOS devices

Instagram expands short-post feature 'Notes' for users in Europe, Japan

Social media platform Instagram has expanded its 'Notes' feature, a way for users to share their thoughts, to Europe and Japan

Meta to reinstate Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts

Trump, 76, announced in November last year that he will make another dash for the White House in 2024

Instagram overfocused on videos, reels last year, says Chief Mosseri

The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, thinks that traditional photo posts suffered last year because of the platform's lopsided emphasis on videos and reels

Instagram users can now pause notifications by enabling 'Quiet mode'

Meta has introduced a new 'Quiet mode' on Instagram, which will allow users to pause notifications whenever they want to take a break from the social networking platform

Meta rolling out centralised account settings for Instagram, Facebook

Meta has announced that it is rolling out a new Accounts Center that will allow users to manage their Meta accounts, like Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, from a centralised hub

Revise your convoluted, impractical nudity policy, Oversight Board to Meta

Meta's Oversight Board has overturned the social networking giant's original decisions to remove two Instagram posts depicting "transgender and non-binary people with bare chests"

Instagram makes people depressed, Twitter makes people angry: Elon Musk

A follower posted that it is Microsoft-owned LinkedIn actually that makes people depressed, not Instagram. Musk replied with a fire sign

Meta partners with FADA to upskill auto dealers to build social presence

The program will incorporate knowledge from global teams and provide dealers with easy and low-cost access to best-in-class global digital expertise

Meta updates policies to limit ads targeting teens on Facebook, Instagram

Meta has announced that it is bringing further updates to its ad system, including removing gender as an option for advertisers to reach users under 18 on Facebook and Instagram

Meta-owned Instagram to remove shopping tab from home feed in February

The Reels tab, which is currently present in the front and centre on the navigation bar, will replace the Shop tab

Meta to announce decision on Trump's return to Facebook, Instagram: Report

Meta is reportedly preparing to announce whether it will allow former US President Donald Trump to return to Facebook and Instagram

Meta removes 23 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Nov

Meta said it took down over 19.52 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3.39 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in the month of November in India

Twitter bans all links to FB, Insta, Mastodon, other rivals on its platform

'We will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter,' said Twitter

Meta removes 40 accounts of India's CyberRoot Risk Advisory for phishing

Social media giant Meta has taken down over 40 accounts operated by an Indian firm CyberRoot Risk Advisory, allegedly involved in hacking-for-hire services, the online giant said in a report. Meta also took down a network of about 900 fake accounts on Instagram and Facebook operated from China by an unknown entity. These accounts were focused on collecting data of people in Myanmar, India, Taiwan, the US and China, including military personnel, pro-democracy activists, government employees, politicians and journalists, according to the company's Threat Report on the Surveillance-for-Hire Industry released on December 15. "We removed a network of more than 40 accounts on Facebook and Instagram operated by an Indian firm called CyberRoot Risk Advisory Private. Rather than directly sharing malware on our apps, this group's activity manifested primarily in social engineering and phishing, often intended to trick people into giving up their credentials to various online accounts across t

Instagram launches 'hacked' hub to troubleshoot account access issues

Instagram is additionally expanding access to a feature which can provide users with numerous ways to regain their account if they lose access

Meta restores video of sexual assault on woman citing newsworthiness

Social media major Meta's oversight board has upheld company's decision to restore a video of sexual assault allegedly on a tribal women by a group of men on Instagram citing newsworthiness in the content, the board said on Wednesday. In March 2022, an Instagram account describing itself as a platform for Dalit perspectives posted a video from India showing a woman being assaulted by a group of men. Sharing details of the case, the board said that the woman's face is not visible in the video and the text accompanying the video states that a "tribal woman" was sexually assaulted and harassed by a group of men in public, and that the video went viral. The account which posted the video has around 30,000 followers, mostly located in India. "The board has upheld Meta's decision to restore a post to Instagram containing a video of a woman being sexually assaulted by a group of men. The board has found that Meta's 'newsworthiness allowance' is inadequate in resolving cases such as this a

Meta introduces new features 'Notes', 'Candid Stories' on Instagram

Notes are short posts of up to 60 characters using just text and emojis. This feature has already started rolling out to users

Instagram to inform creators about posts blocked on feed recommendations

Instagram, the Meta-owned photo and video-sharing social networking service will now tell users if their posts are too edgy to be recommended to other users

Meta purges 32 mn pieces of bad content on FB, Instagram in India in Oct

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