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1 day ago
Social media marketing

Meta Caves To The MPAA Over Instagram's Use Of 'PG-13,' Ending A Dispute That Was Silly From The Start

fromBGR
2 days ago
Social media marketing

Instagram Finally Found A Premium Feature You Might Want - And It's A Little Creepy - BGR

fromEngadget
4 days ago
Social media marketing

Meta is testing an Instagram Plus subscription service with exclusive features

Media industry
fromTheWrap
1 week ago

Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Liable for Mental Health Issues in Los Angeles Social Media Addiction Trial

Meta and Google are found liable for mental health issues linked to Instagram and YouTube usage by a young woman.
Social media marketing
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content

Meta is integrating shopping links into Instagram and Facebook posts, enhancing affiliate marketing for creators and changing user experience.
fromTechdirt
1 day ago
Social media marketing

Meta Caves To The MPAA Over Instagram's Use Of 'PG-13,' Ending A Dispute That Was Silly From The Start

Social media marketing
fromBGR
2 days ago

Instagram Finally Found A Premium Feature You Might Want - And It's A Little Creepy - BGR

Instagram is a major revenue source for Meta, generating $71 billion by 2025, and is testing a subscription service with new features.
Social media marketing
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Meta is testing an Instagram Plus subscription service with exclusive features

Meta is testing a subscription service for Instagram called 'Instagram Plus' with exclusive Story features.
Media industry
fromTheWrap
1 week ago

Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Liable for Mental Health Issues in Los Angeles Social Media Addiction Trial

Meta and Google are found liable for mental health issues linked to Instagram and YouTube usage by a young woman.
Social media marketing
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content

Meta is integrating shopping links into Instagram and Facebook posts, enhancing affiliate marketing for creators and changing user experience.
#subscription
fromInc
3 days ago
Social media marketing

Meta Is Testing a Paid Instagram Plan That Could Reveal Who Rewatches Your Stories

Meta is testing an Instagram subscription plan called Instagram Plus to enhance user experience and diversify revenue.
fromThe Verge
3 days ago
Social media marketing

Instagram tests letting you pay to view stories anonymously

Meta is testing an Instagram subscription with new features like anonymous story viewing and extended viewing times.
Social media marketing
fromInc
3 days ago

Meta Is Testing a Paid Instagram Plan That Could Reveal Who Rewatches Your Stories

Meta is testing an Instagram subscription plan called Instagram Plus to enhance user experience and diversify revenue.
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
3 days ago

Instagram Plus lets your stories last longer for a monthly fee

Instagram is testing a Plus subscription service in select markets with exclusive features for a monthly fee.
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Erin O'Connor says Instagram removed her pregnancy photo for nudity breach

Instagram removed a photo of pregnant model Erin O'Connor for breaching nudity guidelines, sparking concerns over double standards in content moderation.
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 week ago

Why Young People Are Embracing Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again' Lifestyle

I had really bad gut issues when I was younger. I was crying every day, and it felt like all the foods I ate were destroying my body. Doctors diagnosed me with I.B.S. but told me there wasn't much they could do.
Mental health
Social media marketing
fromVariety
1 week ago

Instagram to Sell Reels Ads for Viral TV and Movies Content, 'Cultural Moments' Like NFL Games and Black Friday

Instagram is enhancing Reels ads to capitalize on viral moments and cultural events for marketers.
Education
fromIndependent
1 week ago

Teen given 10-year contact ban after 'extremely threatening' harassment of teacher and discovery of hundreds of abuse images

A teenage girl harassed a teacher with altered images and possessed hundreds of child pornography pictures, avoiding a custodial sentence.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Instagram, YouTube found liable in lawsuit alleging they were designed to addict kids

Instagram and YouTube were found liable for contributing to a Chico woman's addiction, resulting in a $3 million damages award.
fromRobb Report
1 week ago

This New N.Y.C. Car Show Celebrates Modern Classics to Attract a New Generation of Collectors

"I started Wheels of NYC as an Instagram page of parked cars in the city. No events, only photos."
NYC food
fromDigiday
1 week ago

What happens when agency execs negotiate against AI agents

The interactive game created to test AI agents in advertising negotiations revealed that these agents could represent both buyers and sellers effectively, showcasing their potential in the industry.
Marketing tech
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

Are You Following Ann Dowd on Instagram?

Hello Instagram and cheers everyone! It's me, Ann. Love to you all ... and wondering how I got here!?
Social media marketing
London food
fromCN Traveller
2 weeks ago

Where the Chefs Eat: Insta-chef Xavier Bramble's favourite restaurants in London, from Ethiopian to Persian

Xavier Bramble transformed from a psychology student to a successful chef and cookbook author through self-taught cooking during lockdown.
Pets
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 weeks ago

Meet Henry: Brooklyn corgi with rare coat gains following on social media * Brooklyn Paper

A corgi named Henry, adopted in 2019, gained popularity on Instagram, attracting over 22,000 followers and securing brand partnerships.
fromsfist.com
2 weeks ago

Sam Smith, on the Way Out of Town, Declares Lovely's a '10 Out of 10 Burger'

Now that Smith's five-week residency at the Castro Theatre has just wrapped, they called on fans to recommend the best smashburger in the Bay, and the answer they received was Lovely's, which has locations in Cole Valley and in Oakland. In the video below, shot on top of the Castro marquee, we see Smith laying out a bevy of delights from Lovely's, including several hot dogs, chili cheese fries, and apparently every burger on the menu.
Silicon Valley food
fromwww.nydailynews.com
1 month ago

Rihanna sparks new music buzz with recording session video

I still have to go to the studio after this and I have to make a Mardi Gras costume for my son after the studio. Longest day ever. Just after 2:30 a.m., Rihanna can be seen hard at work in the studio, with the session going on well past 5 a.m.
Music
#social-media-addiction
fromFortune
1 month ago
Silicon Valley

Instagram chief grilled over his previous use of 'addiction' to describe smartphones | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
Silicon Valley

Instagram chief grilled over his previous use of 'addiction' to describe smartphones | Fortune

Public health
fromTODAY.com
1 month ago

Mark Zuckerberg Grilled About Underage Instagram Users, Social Media Addiction During Landmark Trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg denies Instagram is designed to addict young users, saying the company prioritizes a sustainable community over maximizing user time.
Law
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Meta's Zuckerberg pushes back on social media youth addiction claims

Instagram's design is being legally challenged for allegedly contributing to young users' mental health problems, with Meta's CEO testifying and disputing those claims.
fromTheWrap
1 month ago

Mark Zuckerberg Defends Instagram Age Checks at Landmark Social Media Addiction Trial

a meaningful number of people who lie about their age in order to use our services,
Mental health
fromFlipboard
1 month ago

Mosseri Testifies That Instagram Isn't Addictive. Then Social Media Reacts

Instagram head Adam Mosseri is pushing back on claims that the platform is "clinically addictive," saying the label doesn't fit how social media use is measured.
Digital life
fromThe Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
1 month ago

These are the changes Instagram plans for 2026 | The Jerusalem Post

After a long period of small updates and targeted changes, it seems that in 2026 Instagram is planning a broader move. Not a revolution that will change the app overnight, but a series of features that accumulate into a clear directional shift - more tools for creators, more emphasis on paid subscriptions, and more control over content even after it is live.
Digital life
UX design
fromIlyabirman
1 month ago

Design is dead, it's all evolution now

Digital products increasingly evolve through incremental, ad hoc changes rather than coherent, intentional design, producing tangled, inconsistent interfaces that confuse users.
Photography
fromThe Phoblographer
1 month ago

How Instagram Made You a Terrible Photographer

Posting photographs primarily to Instagram exposes photographers' work to AI exploitation and undermines copyright control and long-term ownership.
Social media marketing
fromHollywood Life
1 month ago

Instagram Likes and Follows, Tracked Weekly: What It Shows, What It Doesn't, and Why It Matters

Snoopreport monitors public Instagram profiles and delivers weekly or monthly CSV reports of likes and follow activity without requiring users' Instagram passwords.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Instagram boss reveals he's paid $900k per year plus stock worth 'tens of millions of dollars' as he denies 'addiction' claims | Fortune

"I believe protecting minors in the long run is good for profit and business," Mosseri said when questioned by Meta's lawyers.
US news
#social-media-litigation
Media industry
fromwww.socialmediatoday.com
1 month ago

Instagram Looks to Tap Into the Mini Drama Trend

Mini-drama short serialized shows drive high engagement and revenue on TikTok, prompting Instagram/Meta to test dedicated short-drama features to capture the trend.
#new-york-city
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Restaurant review: 'If every small town in Ireland had a place like this, the country would be a better place'

I'm passing through Kilrush on the first bright, blue-skied day after weeks of non-stop rain and it's warm enough to leave the coat in the car and think perhaps there may be a sniff of spring in the air. I hope I'm not being previous. I'm here to check out two places I've been following on Instagram for a while, having never been to this part of west Clare before.
Food & drink
fromVulture
1 month ago

Why Was Channing Tatum in the Hospital?

If you looked at Tatum's Instagram Wednesday, you may have been wondering just that. Tatum post a pic of himself in a hospital gown, with surgical gauze on his head. "Just another day," he wrote. "Another challenge. This one is gonna be hard. But whatever. Let's get it in." But if you were only looking at grid, you made a rookie mistake. Grid is only half the story on IG. Honestly, maybe only 12% of the story.
Film
#bad-bunny
fromQueerty
1 year ago
Music

PHOTOS: Let Bad Bunny heat up your workweek with his latest bathroom selfie - Queerty

fromQueerty
1 year ago
Music

PHOTOS: Let Bad Bunny heat up your workweek with his latest bathroom selfie - Queerty

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Instagram might soon let you remove yourself from someone's Close Friends list | TechCrunch

Instagram is developing a feature that will allow users to remove themselves from someone's "Close Friends" list, Meta told TechCrunch on Friday. The company says the feature is still in the early stages and is not being tested publicly yet. The social network's Close Friends feature lets users share Stories, Reels, and posts with a select group of people, rather than their entire follower base.
Tech industry
Social media marketing
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Instagram's impact on mental health: will advertisers rethink the platform?

Internal Instagram research indicates the platform worsens body image and mental health for a significant portion of teenage girls.
Miscellaneous
fromThred Website
2 months ago

Instagram floods non-paid users with ads

Meta is trialling a paid 'ad-free' Instagram subscription while increasing ad loads for free users and pushing a 'consent or pay' data-collection model.
LGBT
fromQueerty
2 months ago

Nicholas Galitzine's sword, KJeezy's brief encounter, Leon Chiro's pro wrestling cosplay - Queerty

Instagram posts spotlight attractive queer men — actors, streamers, cosplayers, and gamers — through playful, sexually charged imagery and pop-culture references.
Social media marketing
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Instagram hits 18m monthly users following 29% growth over the past year

Instagram's UK user base grew 29% to 18 million monthly users, driven by celebrity and brand content, new features, and wider global platform growth.
Social media marketing
fromSubstack
2 months ago

why I enjoy conveyor belt advertisements

A Dutch conveyor-belt Instagram account gained popularity by showing simple machine demonstrations with European electronic music, clear marketing, nostalgia, and absurd algorithmic recommendations.
#influencer-marketing
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Guy Fieri debuts bold new look' to celebrate his 58th birthday

Hey there! After so many years of celebrating my birthday as Guy, Fieri said in the video. I figured this year I'd celebrate it as just a guy. Happy birthday to me!
Food & drink
US politics
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Jack White Mocks Trump's Anniversary Press Conference: "Me Do Accomplishments!"

Jack White mocked Trump's anniversary press conference on Instagram, sarcastically listing 'accomplishments' and threatening to block MAGA supporters.
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Instagram's top boss is missing the point about AI on the platform

AI-generated imagery and human formulaic content are flooding Instagram, requiring creators to emphasize authentic, original voices to stand out.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 months ago

Instagram is boosting neo-Nazi content to millions of viewers - LGBTQ Nation

Even though white supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes is officially banned from Instagram, his fans are reposting clips of his misogynist, racist, and neo-Nazi content, garnering millions of views, according to Media Matters. The media watchdog organization said that a network of Fuentes' fans, who call themselves "groypers," have been uploading clips of Fuentes' videos. While the video-sharing platform TikTok has banned searches for "Nick Fuentes" and "groyper," Instagram allows such searches.
Right-wing politics
fromNewsday
2 months ago

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust decision

The FTC said Tuesday it will appeal the November ruling in favor of Meta in its antitrust case against the social media giant. The FTC said it continues to allege that, for more than a decade, Meta Platforms Inc. has "illegally maintained a monopoly" in social networking through anticompetitive conduct "by buying the significant competitive threats it identified in Instagram and WhatsApp."
Law
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Instagram is testing a new definition of 'friends'

Instagram is testing out new tweaks that emphasize friends. It also has a new definition of friends: People who mutually follow each other. The Instagram test involves changing a user's "following" count on a profile to a "friends" count. That means if you follow thousands of people, but maybe only a few hundred of those people follow you back, that'll show up as your "friends" count.
Digital life
#brooklyn-beckham
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski and BF celebrate one-year anniversary

Taking to Instagram over the weekend, Niedzwiecki shared a series of images of the pair over the last year. He captioned the images: "A year captured in moments together. I can't wait for all the years to come." The first image sees the pair standing in front of a vintage-looking car covered in white flowers. Niedzwiecki then shared images of the pair at various events and moments.
LGBT
#unskippable-ads
fromYoga Journal
2 months ago

I Deleted Instagram-and Stayed Off It for Years. This is What Shocked Me Most After I Returned.

Still, even in the early days of social media, there was a lot of talk about what a mind-mess these platforms could create, including research that tracked declines in mental health. I deliberated cutting ties with Instagram because I noticed myself falling into the classic trap: looking at what my friends were posting and wondering, "Why aren't I doing what they're doing?" and "Should I be doing that?"
Yoga
Social media marketing
fromDailydot
2 months ago

"100 likes is the new 1000": Creators say Instagram likes have fallen off a cliff. Here's why

Instagram 'like' counts dropped dramatically in 2025 due to shifting user behavior and algorithm changes, with viewers often watching stories but not liking feed posts.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Anaheim man accused of threatening to place pipe bombs at Disneyland ahead of JD Vance's visit

An Anaheim man was federally charged for falsely claiming he placed pipe bombs at Disneyland ahead of Vice President J.D. Vance's visit.
Social media marketing
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Instagram wants you to personalize your Reels algorithm for 2026

Instagram now offers global Reels topic controls for adding, removing, and prioritizing interests, but users cannot request to see fewer ads.
#password-reset
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Meta admits to Instagram password reset mess, denies leaks

infosec in brief Meta has fixed a flaw in its Instagram service that allowed third parties to generate password reset emails, but denied the problem led to theft of users' personal information. Last Friday, security software vendor Malwarebytes claimed "Cybercriminals stole the sensitive information of 17.5 million Instagram accounts, including usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and more." The vendor included a screenshot of a password reset email sent to Instagram users.
Information security
#data-breach
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Information security

Instagram says there's been 'no breach' despite password reset requests | TechCrunch

fromEngadget
2 months ago
Information security

An Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million users

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Information security

Instagram says there's been 'no breach' despite password reset requests | TechCrunch

fromEngadget
2 months ago
Information security

An Instagram data breach reportedly exposed the personal info of 17.5 million users

Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I tried to make my dog go viral on social media it taught me more than I expected

Owners can pursue social-media fame for pets through curated personas, outfits and staged lifestyles, but success requires strategy and exposes practical and ethical limits.
fromParade
2 months ago

This Airport Is the World's Most Instagrammable Terminal, New Data Reveals

New data collected by influencer marketing platform Heepsy examined 51 major international airports and their popularity on social media, finding that Singapore Changi Airport has the greatest combined Instagram reach through hashtags, posts and followers. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 With nearly 1 million hashtags, 224k posts and 509k followers, Singapore Changi Airport has the highest Instagram reach (1.7 million) out of the top 10 most popular airports on social media.
Travel
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