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Social media platform Instagram to end live shopping feature on March 16

Users will still be able to set up and run their shops on the platform as the company continues to "invest in shopping experiences for people and businesses across feed, stories, Reels, ads and more

Meta expands its monetisation feature 'Gifts' across US on Instagram

Gifts allow followers to show their appreciation through direct monetary support, the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday

Tackling misinformation is core to our policies: Instagram policy head

In India 11 independent fact checkers work with Meta on content in 15 languages in India

Meta beats Street, announces $40-bn buyback; to sack some mid-level staff

'Year of efficiency', says Zuckerberg; shares surge over 20%. The stock has added $237 bn in market value since its November low

Three-fold rise in complaints against personal care ads since 2019: Asci

The biggest reason for violations was non-disclosures by the influencers, especially on digital platforms

Meta purges 34 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Dec

Meta has said that it took down over 22.54 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 12.03 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in December 2022 in India

Instagram co-founders launch Artifact, a text-based version of TikTok

The application opened up its waiting list to the public on Tuesday, and is available for both Android and iOS devices

Instagram expands short-post feature 'Notes' for users in Europe, Japan

Social media platform Instagram has expanded its 'Notes' feature, a way for users to share their thoughts, to Europe and Japan

Meta to reinstate Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts

Trump, 76, announced in November last year that he will make another dash for the White House in 2024

Instagram overfocused on videos, reels last year, says Chief Mosseri

The head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, thinks that traditional photo posts suffered last year because of the platform's lopsided emphasis on videos and reels

Instagram users can now pause notifications by enabling 'Quiet mode'

Meta has introduced a new 'Quiet mode' on Instagram, which will allow users to pause notifications whenever they want to take a break from the social networking platform

Meta rolling out centralised account settings for Instagram, Facebook

Meta has announced that it is rolling out a new Accounts Center that will allow users to manage their Meta accounts, like Instagram, Facebook and Messenger, from a centralised hub

Revise your convoluted, impractical nudity policy, Oversight Board to Meta

Meta's Oversight Board has overturned the social networking giant's original decisions to remove two Instagram posts depicting "transgender and non-binary people with bare chests"

Instagram makes people depressed, Twitter makes people angry: Elon Musk

A follower posted that it is Microsoft-owned LinkedIn actually that makes people depressed, not Instagram. Musk replied with a fire sign

Meta partners with FADA to upskill auto dealers to build social presence

The program will incorporate knowledge from global teams and provide dealers with easy and low-cost access to best-in-class global digital expertise

Meta updates policies to limit ads targeting teens on Facebook, Instagram

Meta has announced that it is bringing further updates to its ad system, including removing gender as an option for advertisers to reach users under 18 on Facebook and Instagram

Meta-owned Instagram to remove shopping tab from home feed in February

The Reels tab, which is currently present in the front and centre on the navigation bar, will replace the Shop tab

Meta to announce decision on Trump's return to Facebook, Instagram: Report

Meta is reportedly preparing to announce whether it will allow former US President Donald Trump to return to Facebook and Instagram

Meta removes 23 mn bad pieces of content on FB, Instagram in India in Nov

Meta said it took down over 19.52 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 3.39 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in the month of November in India

Twitter bans all links to FB, Insta, Mastodon, other rivals on its platform

'We will no longer allow free promotion of certain social media platforms on Twitter,' said Twitter