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Facebook puts Instagram Kids on hold amid criticism of planned app

Instagram has hit pause on a new app it is creating for kids, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook Inc said on Monday, in a move that comes amid growing opposition for the project

Facebook puts Instagram Kids on hold amid criticism of planned app
Updated On : 28 Sep 2021 | 12:30 AM IST

Instagram pauses Instagram Kids, eyes changes to access and content

The announcement follows a withering series by the Wall Street Journal, which reported that Facebook was aware that the use of Instagram by some teenage girls led to mental health issues and anxiety

Instagram pauses Instagram Kids, eyes changes to access and content
Updated On : 27 Sep 2021 | 7:17 PM IST

Instagram is bad for teens and Facebook knew it despite claiming otherwise

Facebook's policy of pursuing profits regardless of documented harm has sparked comparisons to Big Tobacco, which knew in the 1950s that its products were carcinogenic but publicly denied it

Instagram is bad for teens and Facebook knew it despite claiming otherwise
Updated On : 20 Sep 2021 | 1:09 PM IST

Instagram asking users' birth date to enforce child safety measures

In a bid to make the platform safer for its younger audience, the Facebook-owned Instagram is asking users to supply their date of birth

Instagram asking users' birth date to enforce child safety measures
Updated On : 31 Aug 2021 | 2:10 PM IST

How Instagram influencer helped rescue dozens from Afghanistan

Dozens of desperate Afghans who had been trying to flee the Taliban before Tuesday's deadline for the US withdrawal from Kabul made it to safety with help from an unexpected place

How Instagram influencer helped rescue dozens from Afghanistan
Updated On : 29 Aug 2021 | 10:41 AM IST
Updated On : 27 Aug 2021 | 2:34 PM IST

Instagram may ditch swipe up gesture to access links on Aug 30: Report

Facebook-owned Instagram is ditching the "swipe-up" link in Instagram Stories starting on August 30

Instagram may ditch swipe up gesture to access links on Aug 30: Report
Updated On : 24 Aug 2021 | 3:00 PM IST

Instagram ad options for brands give businesses a wider audience

More than 200 million businesses, mostly small ones, use Instagram tools to connect with customers

Instagram ad options for brands give businesses a wider audience
Updated On : 16 Aug 2021 | 6:05 AM IST

After Twitter, NCPCR demands action against Insta profile of Rahul Gandhi

After Twitter, apex child rights body NCPCR on Friday asked Facebook to take action against the Instagram profile of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

After Twitter, NCPCR demands action against Insta profile of Rahul Gandhi
Updated On : 13 Aug 2021 | 4:04 PM IST

Facebook may have to unwind $400-mn Giphy deal on UK's competition concerns

Facebook, the world's largest social media company, bought Giphy, a website for making and sharing animated images, or GIFs, in May last year to integrate it with its photo-sharing app, Instagram

Facebook may have to unwind $400-mn Giphy deal on UK's competition concerns
Updated On : 12 Aug 2021 | 4:52 PM IST

How Facebook plans to make Instagram safer for teenagers and more

Instagram will promote the concept of private account among youngsters, flag "potentially suspicious accounts"

How Facebook plans to make Instagram safer for teenagers and more
Updated On : 31 Jul 2021 | 4:24 PM IST
Updated On : 29 Jul 2021 | 6:09 PM IST

Instagram tweaks accounts to give young users greater private experience

Defaulting accounts of the under-16 to private setting with less targeted advertising

Instagram tweaks accounts to give young users greater private experience
Updated On : 28 Jul 2021 | 1:54 AM IST

Instagram launches new collaborative feature for Reels in India and UK

The feature enables two users to jointly content with each of their followers

Instagram launches new collaborative feature for Reels in India and UK
Updated On : 21 Jul 2021 | 3:08 PM IST

Instagram to let users control how much sensitive content they see

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's photo-sharing app Instagram will give users control over how much sensitive content they will see under its "Explore" tab, the company said on Tuesday.

Instagram to let users control how much sensitive content they see
Updated On : 20 Jul 2021 | 11:41 PM IST

Twitter to discontinue Instagram Stories inspired 'Fleets' feature on Aug 3

Twitter on Wednesday announced that it will discontinue its Fleets feature, the platform's own version of stories that disappear after 24 hours, on August 3

Twitter to discontinue Instagram Stories inspired 'Fleets' feature on Aug 3
Updated On : 15 Jul 2021 | 7:47 AM IST

Facebook, Instagram to invest over $1 billion in content creators

The investments will include bonus programs to pay creators who hit certain milestones on its apps, including photo-sharing network Instagram, and fund users to produce content, Facebook said.

Facebook, Instagram to invest over $1 billion in content creators
Updated On : 14 Jul 2021 | 11:18 PM IST

Facebook removes 5,381 malicious accounts, groups and pages in June

In its latest attempt to sanitise its platforms, Facebook has purged 5,381 malicious accounts, groups and pages from its main network and Instagram

Facebook removes 5,381 malicious accounts, groups and pages in June
Updated On : 10 Jul 2021 | 1:08 PM IST

TikTok's algorithm no longer a secret, available to firms: Things to know

The company is trying to sell the magic formula which made TikTok a huge success. Listen in to know more

TikTok's algorithm no longer a secret, available to firms: Things to know
Updated On : 05 Jul 2021 | 5:16 PM IST