Meta is further limiting advertisers’ ability to target ads toward teens
Meta is taking more steps to limit advertisers’ abilities to target their advertising campaigns to teens. In a blog post on Tuesday, the company announced …
Instagram is ripping the Shop tab out of its app
Instagram is ripping the Shop tab out of its main navigation in favor of the Create button. In a post on its Help Center, Instagram …
How to use Notes, Instagram’s new messaging feature
This week, Instagram announced a number of new features, including a new tool that will make it easier to recover a hacked account. That’s a …
Instagram’s new tool makes it easier to recover hacked accounts
Having to deal with hacked accounts has become a frustratingly common occurrence in recent years. How often do you log on to Facebook and see …
Instagram takes on Elon’s chaotic Twitter with new Notes feature
The rumors are true, and Instagram is launching a new feature to take on Twitter. With Instagram Notes, users can share thoughts, ask questions, or …
NFT sales are coming to Instagram
Meta’s latest plan to make Instagram better than TikTok? NFTs. In a press release, the company announced that it is bringing “digital collectibles” to the …
Instagram is making its web app better instead of releasing an iPad app
For anyone who has prayed for years for an iPad app for Instagram, today is just another day of pain. As reported by The Verge, …
Instagram is down and users are being told their accounts are suspended
Instagram is down as some users report they cannot access the platform due to their account appearing suspended. In addition, other users are seeing huge …
Facebook Groups adds Reels support, new communication features
During Facebook’s 6th Communities Summit, Meta announced new features coming to Facebook Groups such as the ability to add Reels to these pages as well …
How to fix the Instagram crashing bug on iPhone and iPad
Apple is still ironing out the kinks of the newly-released iOS 16, and now it appears that app developers are doing the same. Not long …
Facebook Feed adds ‘Show More’ and ‘Show Less’ customization options
Meta wants to revive the old Facebook days. After switching the news feed to prioritize Pages, ads, and posts its users aren’t interested to interact …
Instagram’s latest innovation: More ads
Instagram is in the middle of an existential crisis as its parent-company Meta has been seeing revenue decline due to Apple’s App Tracking Transparency policy …
The Instagram bug that’s annoying everyone right now
Instagram’s ephemeral features like Stories and Reels are where the emphasis is these days for the app once largely built around a static, photo-based feed. …
Instagram finally lets you delete your account in the iOS app
You can now delete your Instagram account from the iOS app. Previously, if you wanted to delete your account, you had to navigate to the …
How to see the first photo you ever liked on Instagram
Instagram will celebrate its 12th birthday this year, which is just as staggering to think about for the service’s users as for the product itself. …
Spice up your Instagram feed with music and Reels
Instagram is one of the top social media sites and apps available. People make full-time livings on Instagram these days. Throughout the years, the platform …
Instagram’s chronological feed is back – here’s how to enable it
The latest update for Instagram finally brings back the beloved chronological feed, as well as a new favorites feed. Instagram’s chronological feed has been missing …
Facebook and Instagram want a piece of the NFT action
Coinbase and Mastercard announced a partnership earlier this week to make non-fungible tokens (NFT) more accessible to the masses. Specifically, the two companies want to …
Instagram is finally testing the new chronological feed everyone wants
Last summer, Instagram head Adam Mosseri tried to explain why the app ditched the chronological feed. He said it was “impossible for most people to …
Watching the BTS members figure out Instagram is the purest joy of 2021
BTS is the biggest music act on the planet right now, but even globe-dominating pop superstardom doesn’t eliminate certain frustrations in life. Like the befuddlement …
Facebook Messenger and Instagram won’t get default encryption until 2023
If you’ve been waiting for a Facebook Messenger chat encryption, then you’re going to need to wait a while longer. Meta’s original plans to bring …
Instagram will block you from its app if you don’t share your birthday
If you want to use Instagram in the years to come, you are going to have to reveal your birthday. On Monday, Instagram shared a …
This is the beginning of the end for Instagram
Heads up, Instagram fans. Adam Mosseri, who leads the Facebook-owned social media app, shared a video with his followers on Wednesday that basically amounted to …
Facebook and Instagram will finally let you hide like counts
It’s difficult to quantify all of the ways in which social media has warped our perception of reality, but one of the most impactful has …
Facebook Messenger and Instagram encryption aren’t coming anytime soon
Facebook announced a couple of years ago plans to merge all its instant messenger apps into a unified chat system that will allow any user …
Don’t be fooled by these insidious Instagram DM phishing scams
From robocalls to spam texts to mysterious login attempts, account security is as important now as it has ever been. You should be doing everything …
Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger are down around the world
Instagram and WhatsApp suddenly went down on Friday at around 1:30 p.m. ET. It is unclear what exactly is causing the problem, but the outage …
Google wants to keep you away from Instagram and TikTok by showing you videos from Instagram and TikTok
Google is piloting a new feature for its mobile Search apps, a Short Videos carousel that would surface Instagram and TikTok videos relevant to the …
Facebook’s latest trick for Messenger and Instagram just started rolling out
Facebook just launched a new feature for Messenger and Instagram that allows people to chat with their friends via self-destructing messages. Vanish Mode is rolling …
Facebook enables cross-app messaging on Instagram and Messenger
Facebook announced that it’s ready to merge Messenger chat with Instagram, allowing people to communicate seamlessly across platforms. The move is part of Facebook’s bigger …
