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Facebook's planned TikTok rival, Lasso, to shut down
Facebook's Lasso will be closing on July 10. Will Instagram Reels replace it in the bid to dethrone TikTok?
LIST: Companies boycotting Facebook, supporting #StopHateForProfit
(UPDATED) Here's a list of some of the major advertisers which have paused spending on ads on Facebook or other social media platforms
WATCH: 10 steps to shoot video like a pro
You don’t need professional gear to look professional on video
'Philippines, Province of China': How to create a geo-tag on Facebook
Learn more about how that user-generated 'Philippines, Province of China' geo-tag was set up
Instagram Lite shuts down ahead of possible future relaunch
Facebook says it is looking to take its learnings from the Lite version to develop a newer Instagram Lite-type app, though there's no launch timeframe for this as of yet
Facebook reveals members of its 'supreme court' for content
Facebook's independent oversight board will be able to make binding decisions on the content that should be allowed or removed at the social network and Instagram
Facebook and Instagram remove Bolsonaro video questioning virus quarantine
Brazil's president has repeatedly downplayed the seriousness of the coronavirus
Instagram unveils new 'co-watching' feature to ease isolation
The new feature lets people look at posts together during video chat
Don't stop the music: DJ D-Nice hosts 10-hour Instagram dance party
DJ D-Nice has begun hosting virtual dance parties on his Instagram Live channel in an effort to lift spirits as people self-isolate over coronavirus concerns
Brazil tourism board mistakenly posts robbed tourist's rant on Instagram
Embratur, as the tourism board is known, leaves the message up long enough for the gaffe to go viral before deleting the post
After Soleimani’s death, Instagram shuts down Iranian accounts
News agencies, human rights activists and influencers have their accounts deactivated
PCOO Instagram account hacked
Hackers vandalize the PCOO page, and replace posts with content in Arabic
Instagram expands fact-checking globally
(UPDATED) Instagram posts deemed to be false will be ignored by the platform's search or recommendation tools and are shown with a warning label if users come across it
How anti-vaxxers get around Instagram’s new hashtag controls
Anti-vaccination users are hijacking sexual assault and abortion rights hashtags to spread their message
Facebook and associated platforms back online after outage
(UPDATED) Facebook blames "an issue in one of our central software systems" for snarling connectivity for several hours
Video stars: Russian child bloggers score millions of 'likes'
In a Moscow park, her producer jogs backwards, using his phone to film as Liza Anokhina runs and blows raspberries. Tall and slim and wearing thick makeup for the shoot, she squeals with laughter when she views the result.
Facebook to roll out 'false information' labels on Instagram
Users will be warned if they are seeing false content on their feeds or sharing these to their Stories
New Instagram tool aims to prevent phishing attacks
The new Instagram tool lets users check if an email sent by the service is genuine. It will give users a list of emails sent by Instagram across a period of two weeks.
Instagram is removing the Following tab
The Following tab displays what posts and accounts your friends engage with
New Threads app expands Instagram’s ‘Close Friends’ feature
Available now, the Threads messaging app lets users interact more conveniently with the people on their Instagram 'Close Friends' list
Instagram a prime target for disinformation in 2020 U.S. elections
The report presents a number of predictions related to social media-enhanced disinformation running up to the 2020 US elections
Here are our favorite Instagram puppers in celebration of International Dog Day
These are some of the cutest dogs we follow on Instagram
U.S. energy secretary falls for Instagram hoax
Rick Perry reposts a message claiming a 'new Instagram rule' exists allowing the social media site to 'use your photos,' according to images of the since-deleted post on his account
Facebook’s fact checking program expands to Instagram
Instagram users can now report suspicious posts shared across the photo and video-sharing platform
Budapest 'selfie museum' a hit with Instagram generation
The selfie opportunities among the 11 interactive installations at the 400-square-meter facility include a ride on banana swings, a climb on a unicorn, or a lounge on giant macaroons
How Instagram changed the beauty industry
From viral makeup trends to a clamor for inclusivity
What's not to like? Instagram's trial to hide the number of 'likes' could save users' self-esteem
Likes, and their public tallying, have become the heart of Instagram and many other social media platforms. By hiding them, does Instagram risk devaluing a crucial currency?
Instagram hides 'likes' from more users
Australia, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Brazil, and New Zealand are involved in the new trial, which follows an initial test launched in Canada in May
Instagram moves on online bullying with pop-up warning
One new tool being rolled out is a warning generated by artificial intelligence to notify users their comment may be considered offensive before it is posted
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp down in some parts of the world
On Twitter, the hashtags #whatsappdown, #instagramdown, and #facebookdown are trending worldwide
Facebook's Instagram expands ads to Explore feeds
In the coming months, ads will appear on the Explore feed, where users go to discover content aligned with their interests, an Instagram blog post explains
Instagram, PlayStation hit with outages
Both Instagram and Playstation do not elaborate on the cause or extent of the outage
No special treatment: fake video of Zuckerberg stays on Instagram
'We will treat this content the same way we treat all misinformation on Instagram,' says an Instagram spokesperson
Online trove of Instagram influencer info left unguarded
Instagram is trying to determine how more than 49 million records worth of private contact information was amassed in an unguarded online database
Malaysian teen takes own life after Instagram poll
Majority of the 16-year-old's Instagram respondents vote for D rather than L, which apparently mean 'Die' or 'Live,' respectively
'If you hate me, I don't care,' Coco Martin says in new post
'I'm too old to worry about who likes me and who dislikes me. I have more important things to do,' says the actor's Instagram post
Instagram considering hiding like count on your posts
Instagram thinks the change can help your followers focus on what you post rather than the number of likes it gets
Coco Martin: It's my decision to keep my life private
'Ang hindi ko pagkibo at hindi pagpatol sa mga bagay na hindi kauunlad ng ating bayan ay hindi kabaklaan at kaduwagan,' says the actor
Facebook says it stored 'millions' of unencrypted Instagram passwords
'We discovered additional logs of Instagram passwords being stored in a readable format. We now estimate that this issue impacted millions of Instagram users,' Facebook says in a blog post.
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Whatsapp suffer global outage
The outage affects approximately 60% of users. The remaining 40% who can access Facebook's services may encounter errors or issues.
Social media platforms attempt to moderate spread of New Zealand shooting video
The incident has once again called into question major social media platforms’ ability to police harmful content
Outage hits Facebook, Instagram users worldwide
A Facebook tweet says: 'We're aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.'
Iran's Javad Zarif, public face of detente with West, resigns
(UPDATED) 'I apologize for my inability to continue serving and for all the shortcomings during my term in office,' Zarif says in a message posted on his verified Instagram account
Instagram tightens rules on self-injury images
The move comes after British Health Secretary Matt Hancock met with social media companies about doing more to safeguard the mental health of teenagers using their platforms
Facebook getting its messaging apps to be friends
'We're working on making more of our messaging products end-to-end encrypted and considering ways to make it easier to reach friends and family across networks,' a Facebook spokeswoman says
Facebook removes 471 Russian-linked pages for using fake accounts
One operation is said to have links to Sputnik, a Moscow-based news agency, and affected Central and Eastern European countries. The second Russia-linked operation operated specifically in Ukraine.
Egg photo tops Kylie Jenner for most-liked Instagram post of all time
A silly post explicitly created to beat Kylie Jenner's record-holding post is a hit among netizens
Instagram blames 'bug' for design change that prompted backlash
The accidental design change rollout requires users to swipe horizontally instead of the normal vertical scroll to see their feed
Heart Evangelista's 'grocery outfit' is now a meme and we're all for it
What do you wear when you're grocery shopping?
Instagram adds voice feature to direct messages
Users will be able to record messages up to a minute long, either to a chat partner or a chat group
