The company termed the reports of private data being leaked as 'inaccurate' and acknowledged that 'a particular database for limited influencers was inadvertently exposed for approximately 72 hours'
The feature will allow US Instagram users to click on a product featured in a post, see its price, and click again to bring up an order form
As the photo sharing platform gets ready to open for business in the country, small businesses and regional labels are hoping to cash in
The company did not disclose the number of users or geographies that were affected. It also did not reveal what caused the outage
Young, 33, makes money from companies that pay her to endorse their products on her Instagram feed
Ms. Fares's likeness remains repeated in this internet hall of mirrors: swathed in a hotel robe, getting her hair done on Eid al-Fitr, playing video games, flaunting her intricate tattoos
The move comes after Facebook also increased anti-harassment measures
India is the largest market for Instagram (with 70 million active users) after the US (120 million)
Users took to Twitter to complain about the outage and tweeted messages along with the #instagramdown hashtag
Instagram boomed with help from technological advances and societal changes
Instagram, which now has more than one billion users, is a key driver of revenue for Facebook
What is driving it up the popularity charts?
Instagram 'ask questions in stories' feature allows the app users to post questions in their stories that can then be answered by their followers
The new video chat feature enables app users to chat and make video calls, even group video calls, from the Direct. Here is how the new features work
The key differentiating factor between IGTV app and other such services is that the Instagram video publishing platform allows long-form vertical videos, which most of the other service providers
With IGTV, Instagram, as it has done in the past, is copying features pioneered by others
The moral of the story: consider carefully before you post
Instagram also announced the launch of the "@mention" sticker for iOS users
The India Influence Report 2018 added that 92 per cent marketers are expected to launch at least one influencer campaign this year
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