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Instagram now alerts parents if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content
Instagram will start alerting parents if their teen repeatedly tries to search for terms related to suicide or…
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Instagram’s TV app is launching on Google TV devices
Instagram is expanding its Instagram for TV app to Google TV devices in the U.S., two months after…
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Instagram head pressed on lengthy delay to launch teen safety features, like a nudity filter, court filing reveals
Prosecutors in a lawsuit focused on whether or not social media apps, like Instagram, are addictive and harmful,…
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Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use
An internal research study at Meta dubbed “Project MYST” created in partnership with the University of Chicago, found…
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Instagram might soon let you remove yourself from someone’s Close Friends list
Instagram is developing a feature that will allow users to remove themselves from someone’s “Close Friends” list, Meta…
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Meta to test premium subscriptions on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp
Meta plans to test new subscriptions that give people access to exclusive features on it apps, the company…
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We’re not nostalgic for 2016 — we’re nostalgic for the internet before all the slop
For a new generation, 2016 is now known as “the last good year.“ Since the new year, Instagram…
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Threads rolls out ads to all users worldwide
Meta on Wednesday announced it’s expanding ads on Threads to all users globally. The expansion, which starts next…
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Meta’s Oversight Board takes up permanent bans in landmark case
Meta’s Oversight Board is tackling a case focused on Meta’s ability to permanently disable user accounts. Permanent bans…
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Instagram says there’s been ‘no breach’ despite password reset requests
Instagram says that although some users received suspicious-looking password reset requests, it has not been breached. That seemingly…