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Instagram tweaks algorithm after 'censoring' pro-Palestinian content

After workers accused the company of censoring pro-Palestine content, Facebook-owned Instagram has tweaked its algorithms that will begin ranking original and re-shared content equally

Storm over social media

There can't be arbitrary rules just because privacy right is not absolute

A dive into the fate of FB, Twitter, WhatsApp as new IT rules deadline ends

Tune in to the podcast to learn about the fate of these social media giants after the deadline ended in India. Also, what's their take on the matter, among other things

Instagram is working on update that will let users post from its website

Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is reportedly working on an update to its desktop website that will allow users to create posts from there as well.

Instagram to let users add up to four pronouns on their profiles

Instagram has announced to let users add up to four pronouns to their profiles, which they can then display publicly or only to their followers

Facebook oversight board to announce decision on Trump ban on May 5

Facebook Inc's independent oversight board tweeted that it would announce a decision on May 5 whether to uphold ex-US President Trump's indefinite suspension from its social media platforms

Instagram reels to feature ads, sticker ads to debut on Facebook stories

Instagram has started testing advertisements in the feature in select nations like India, Brazil, Germany, and Australia, showing them in the middle of regular content posted by users

Facebook's Instagram launches feature to tackle hate speech, abuse

Facebook Inc's Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app

Users can move Oversight Board to remove harmful content from FB, Instagram

This new capability, long-sought by advocates of independent content moderation, represents an important step toward delivering a more principled and transparent model of content moderation

Instagram betting on local content to dispel 'elitist myth'

Asserts that it does not cater primarily to English-speaking base, claims launch of short video format Reels last year has further expanded its reach

Facebook, Instagram face another global outage in less than a month

Facebook and Instagram went down for millions of its users for couple of hours in various parts of the world early Friday morning

Supreme Court Justice in US suggests regulations for social media platforms

Justice Clarence Thomas said that Congress should consider whether laws should be updated to better regulate social media platforms that have "unbridled control" over "unprecedented" amounts of speech

Facebook services suffer outage with Instagram down for nearly a million

Downdetector showed there were more than 1.2 million incidents of people reporting issues with Instagram

Facebook India's video push, helped by partnerships, to get stronger

Facebook Live viewership jumped 50% as entertainment and culture moved online once the lockdown restrictions were put in place.

Facebook launches Instagram Lite in 170 lower bandwidth countries

Instagram Lite will be available for Android-based phon­es and require less bandwidth than the traditional version

Kohli becomes first cricketer to have 100 million followers on Instagram

Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in the world to have 100 million followers on social media platform Instagram

Draft norms for influencer advertising: What ASCI wants from social media

Broadly, the ASCI has proposed rules for social media influencers who promote or run paid content without adequate disclosures

If Big Tech has the will, research can show the way to self-regulation

Research shows three key ways social media self-regulation can work: deprioritize engagement, label misinformation and crowdsource accuracy verification

Facebook, Instagram ramp up removal of hate speech, bullying content

Facebook has removed 26.9 mn pieces of hate speech content in the fourth quarter of 2020 -- up from 22.1 mn in Q3

Instagram's algorithm to limit recycled content on Reels: Report

Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is making changes to its algorithm to get more original posts on its platform