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Insta accounts of Priyanka Gandhi children not compromised: Govt sources

The Instagram accounts of Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's children were not compromised, said top sources of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Instagram accounts of children too have been hacked: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday alleged that her children's Instagram accounts have been hacked. "Leave phone tapping Instagram account of my children have also been hacked, Priyanka told reporters when asked about allegations of phone tapping of opposition leaders by the government. Does the government have no other work?" she asked. The Congress leader made the allegation two days after Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of getting his telephones tapped and listening to the recordings of his conversations every evening. Gandhi also claimed that her 'Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon' (I'm a girl and can fight) campaign has forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a women's meeting in Prayagraj. "Due to 'Ladki hoon, Lad sakti hoon' campaign of Congress, PM has to work for women. PM has bowed before the women power. This is a victory of women of Uttar Pradesh," she said.

Instagram likely to allow users to post 60-second videos on Stories

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is reportedly now allowing a few users to post longer videos up to 60 seconds on Stories.

Meta-owned Instagram hits 2 bn users but won't disclose it to the world

Meta-owned Instagram has reportedly hit two billion monthly active users, but the photo-sharing platform may not officially disclose these figures.

Instagram announces the '25 Under 25 Instagrammers of India'

As part of platform's marketing campaign this year, creators were honoured by emphasising their accomplishment across many media formats. Now, as part of the same initiative, '25 Under 25 Instagram

Instagram to bring back chronological feed, says company head

The company's algorithmically sorted feed, introduced in 2016, and then updated in 2017 to include recommended posts, is disliked by many users

Instagram wasn't designed for kids: CEO Adam Mosseri at Senate hearing

Facing intense scrutiny over harming young kids' mental health, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri said Instagram "quite frankly wasn't designed" for people between the ages of 13 and 17

Instagram head faces US senators over measures to protect young users

The head of Instagram met with deep skepticism on Capitol Hill over new measures the social media platform is adopting to protect young users.

Instagram CEO faces lawmakers amid anger over potential harm

The CEO of Facebook's Instagram is facing lawmakers angry over revelations of how the popular photo-sharing platform can harm some young users and demanding that the company commit to making changes.

Instagram launches feature urging teenagers to take a break

Young users will see notifications about the feature and be urged to set reminders to take more breaks going forward

Facebook, Instagram remove over 18.8 mn content pieces in India in Oct

Meta, the newly-formed parent company of Facebook and its family of apps, on Wednesday said that it has removed over 18.8 million pieces of content in October on Facebook and Instagram in India

Meta delaying plans to encrypt Facebook, Instagram messages till 2023

Meta-owned Facebook Messenger and Instagram are delaying plans to encrypt users' messages until 2023.

Testing feature to add music to feed posts in India, Brazil: Instagram

If a user clicks on the song, they will be taken to an audio page that showcases all Feed posts that have used that song

Instagram testing music in feed posts in 3 countries, including India

Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Thursday announced that it has begun testing the ability for people to add music to their feed posts, in three countries, including India.

Hate speech content decreasing on Facebook, Instagram, says Meta

Meta has claimed that the prevalence of hate speech on Facebook continued to decrease for the fourth quarter in a row this year

Over 26.9 mn content pieces 'actioned' on Facebook in India during Sep

For Instagram, about 3.2 million pieces of content were actioned across nine categories during September 2021

Facebook parent to be called Meta, firm betting big on virtual experiences

The individual apps - Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp will continue to be known as they are

The Facebook Papers: Social network shaken by content, user woes

When asked by analysts about growth prospects, Facebook executives frequently paint a rosier picture than the one depicted by internal research, a whistle-blower alleges

Alternate reality? Facebook plans to launch massive rebranding exercise

Under fire for its business practices and handling of hate speech, Facebook is planning to rebrand itself. The question is whether this can salvage its image

Instagram testing tools to make it easier for creators to find sponsors

Facebook-owned Instagram is testing new tools to make it easier for creators to earn money through its service.