12/09/2020 - Facebook Faces US Lawsuits That Could Force Sale Of Instagram, WhatsApp
01/05/2021 - Covid travel: Why Instagram is still full of celebrities 'on holiday'
01/07/2021 - Ban On Donald Trump's Facebook, Instagram Accounts Extended Indefinitely
02/05/2021 - Myanmar coup: Military leaders block Twitter and Instagram
02/11/2021 - Instagram bans Robert F Kennedy Jr over Covid vaccine posts
02/11/2021 - Instagram Blocks Robert F Kennedy Jr Over COVID-19 Misinformation
02/11/2021 - Milan's 'acrobat thieves' use Instagram tags 'to rob rich and famous'
02/17/2021 - Pete Evans: Instagram ban for Australian chef over conspiracy theories
02/25/2021 - Myanmar coup: Facebook, Instagram place immediate ban on military
03/10/2021 - Facebook Launches Instagram Lite In 170 Lower Bandwidth Countries
03/19/2021 - WhatsApp, Instagram Face Global Outage
03/19/2021 - Facebook, Instagram are back up after services outages
03/31/2021 - Facebook, Twitter and Instagram need to make these changes to fight harassment, nonprofit says
04/08/2021 - Facebook's Instagram, Whatsapp Down For Thousands Of Users: Report
04/12/2021 - Iran Used Fake Instagram Accounts To Try To Kidnap Our Citizens: Israel
04/15/2021 - Facebook urged to scrap Instagram for children plans
04/17/2021 - French Inmate Posting Food Videos From Jail Cell Now An Instagram Star
05/01/2021 - More than 60% of Instagram users have linked up to Facebook Messenger, exec says
05/04/2021 - Britney Spears attacks 'hypocritical' documentaries in Instagram post
05/12/2021 - A 28-year-old posed as a student to sneak into high school, police say. Her goal: Instagram follows.
05/12/2021 - Woman charged after entering US school to promote her Instagram
06/01/2021 - Twitter is testing full-screen ads in Fleets, its competitor to Instagram Stories
06/09/2021 - Instagram CEO says Facebook will help users get around Apple's cut of transactions
06/30/2021 - Facebook is testing drastic changes to Instagram to make it more like TikTok
07/03/2021 - What's Next For Amazon's Bezos? Look At His Instagram
07/04/2021 - 'Take me home' — Zuckerberg posts flag-waving, surfboard-riding Independence Day Instagram video
07/05/2021 - TikTok and Instagram inch closer to the streaming wars as competitive barriers blur
07/18/2021 - "I Quit": Britney Spears' Furious Instagram Post On Row With Father
08/04/2021 - Elaine Thompson-Herah: Instagram blocks gold medallist who shared race win
08/11/2021 - Instagram launches hate-speech 'limits' to hide abuse
09/01/2021 - An Instagram user who went by ‘AntiVaxMomma’ sold hundreds of fake covid vaccine cards, prosecutors say
09/07/2021 - Kim Kardashian’s cryptocurrency Instagram ad sparks criticism from UK financial watchdog
09/14/2021 - Facebook documents show how toxic Instagram is for teens, Wall Street Journal reports
09/14/2021 - TikTok rolls out features to help teens' mental health as Instagram comes under fire
09/14/2021 - Hushpuppi - the Instagram influencer and international fraudster
09/15/2021 - The homemakers breaking taboos on Instagram
09/16/2021 - Facebook's Instagram chief uses awkward comparison with cars to defend social media harms
09/17/2021 - Senate will grill tech execs after report that Instagram can harm teens' mental health
09/23/2021 - Facebook exec will testify at Senate hearing after report finds Instagram harms teen mental health
09/27/2021 - Facebook says it's pausing effort to build Instagram for kids
09/27/2021 - Instagram for kids paused after backlash
09/30/2021 - Amazon settles with influencers who allegedly peddled counterfeits on Instagram and TikTok
09/30/2021 - Lawmakers give Facebook a clear message: Don't build Instagram for kids
10/04/2021 - Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are offline
10/04/2021 - Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram suffer outage
10/05/2021 - WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook collapse globally for seven hours: can it happen again?
10/05/2021 - Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Outage: Here's What Experts Say
10/05/2021 - Facebook and Instagram outage: How did it affect influencers?
10/08/2021 - Facebook, Instagram Censored Palestinian Content, Alleges Rights Group
10/08/2021 - Facebook Messenger, Instagram Facing Issues For Second Time In A Week
10/08/2021 - Facebook apologises as services including Instagram hit again
10/12/2021 - Instagram Road-Tripper Gabby Petito Was Strangled: US Medical Officer
10/29/2021 - This Is How An Instagram Influencer Raised $7 Million To Rescue Afghans
11/14/2021 - TikTok Resumes and Instagram portfolios: How college students are using social media to find jobs
11/17/2021 - The mums using Instagram to offer advice to new parents
11/18/2021 - Instagram's Impact On Children Probed By US States
11/18/2021 - TikTok usage surpassed Instagram this year among kids aged 12 to 17, Forrester survey says
11/18/2021 - Instagram: US states investigate how platform targets children
11/24/2021 - Instagram chief Adam Mosseri to testify before Congress for the first time
12/02/2021 - NunTok: How religion is booming on TikTok and Instagram
12/07/2021 - Instagram announces teen safety updates a day before its CEO testifies before Congress
12/08/2021 - Instagram CEO leaves option open for kids' version of the app
12/08/2021 - Instagram Head Calls For Industry Body To Regulate Online Safety For Youth
12/14/2021 - Instagram surpasses 2 billion monthly users while powering through a year of turmoil
12/14/2021 - Instagram accounts created with stolen pics push fraudulent crypto schemes
12/23/2021 - A UPS driver left a kind message for a family. They put it on Instagram, and strangers showered the driver’s baby with gifts.
01/07/2022 - Instagram blocked hashtag in memory of Iran plane crash victims
01/13/2022 - Kylie Jenner becomes first woman with 300 million Instagram followers
01/27/2022 - Instagram: Iran arrests 17 pranksters over social media videos
02/10/2022 - Man Utd Footballer Paul Pogba Flags Hijab Protests On Instagram
03/02/2022 - Stuck in Ukraine, a ‘Dancing With the Stars’ alum broadcast his 5-day escape to 1.1 million Instagram followers
03/07/2022 - A stranger sent a mom a question on Instagram: Did her baby have a rare genetic condition? Turns out, he did.
03/11/2022 - Russian Media Regulator Restricts Access To Instagram
03/11/2022 - War in Ukraine: Instagram banned in Russia over 'calls to violence'
03/14/2022 - Instagram No Longer Accessible In Russia: Report
03/16/2022 - Russian Developers To Launch Photo-Sharing App After Instagram Blocked
03/17/2022 - Kanye West: Rapper suspended from Instagram for 24 hours
03/21/2022 - Russia Court Bans Instagram, Facebook As "Extremist"
04/04/2022 - Facebook, Instagram Briefly Block Hashtags On Ukraine's Civilian Killings
05/26/2022 - Instagram Down For Thousands Of Users
05/26/2022 - Instagram moderators say Iran offered them bribes to remove accounts
06/02/2022 - Hate Speech On Facebook Up 38%, Violent Content Up 86% On Instagram: Meta
06/23/2022 - Instagram Testing New Tool That Verifies Users' Age By Face Scan
07/14/2022 - Instagram Down For Thousands Of Users: Report
07/22/2022 - Argentine presidential spokeswoman enters Instagram contest to win a dildo
07/24/2022 - In Pics: Rishi Sunak's "Family Means Everything To Me" Instagram Post
07/26/2022 - Kylie Jenner Reposts Critique Of Instagram: "Stop Trying To Be TikTok"
07/28/2022 - Instagram Sidelines TikTok-Like Features Following Complaints
08/01/2022 - Instagram Account of Pakistan's Imran Khan Briefly Hacked
08/08/2022 - "Instagram A Thirst Trap", Says Elon Musk, Admits He Has Secret Account
08/22/2022 - Kolkata St Xavier's teacher: ‘I was forced to resign over Instagram photos’
09/13/2022 - Elon Musk Takes Unprovoked Jibe At Instagram, Calls It An "Envy Amplifier"
09/22/2022 - Russian Influencer Claims She Is Facing 6-Year Jail For Using Instagram
09/27/2022 - In Pictures: Ronaldo To Beyonce - Highest Paid Celebrities On Instagram
09/27/2022 - In Pictures: Ronaldo To Beyonce - Highest Paid Celebrities On Instagram
10/01/2022 - Instagram Introduces New Feature Called 'Notes', Triggers Meme Fest
10/09/2022 - Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram Account Restricted: Report
10/10/2022 - Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts locked over anti-Semitism
10/19/2022 - Brazilian Instagram Influencer Nubia Cristina Braga Shot Dead At Her Home
10/26/2022 - New Zealand Instagram couple 'relieved' after leaving Iran
10/28/2022 - Meta's Instagram, Other Social Media Apps Back Up After Outage
10/31/2022 - Users lose followers amid Instagram glitch worldwide
11/07/2022 - 'There really is more to life than posting on Instagram'
11/18/2022 - Group’s Instagram suspended after posting letter supporting Amber Heard
12/09/2022 - Indonesian President's Son Gets Married, He Posts Photos On Instagram
12/20/2022 - Lionel Messi World Cup Instagram post is most-liked ever
01/25/2023 - Donald Trump to be allowed back onto Facebook and Instagram
01/25/2023 - Donald Trump To Be Allowed Back On Facebook, Instagram After 2-Year Ban
01/25/2023 - Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Down For Thousands Of Users In US: Report
01/26/2023 - Donald Trump To Be Allowed Back On Facebook, Instagram, Says Meta
02/08/2023 - Facebook, Instagram Down For Thousands Of US Users: Report
02/08/2023 - Twitter, Facebook And Instagram Down For Thousands Of Users
02/09/2023 - Donald Trump Gets Access To Facebook, Instagram After 2-Year Suspension
02/09/2023 - Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram
02/14/2023 - Ukraine war: The Russian student under arrest for an Instagram story
02/19/2023 - Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification
02/23/2023 - Tens Of Millions Still Use Instagram In Iran Despite Crackdown: Meta
02/24/2023 - Facebook, Instagram Roll Out Paid Subscription In Australia, New Zealand
03/08/2023 - Instagram Down For Thousands Of Users Globally: Report
03/18/2023 - Meta Launches Paid Verification On Facebook, Instagram In US
03/25/2023 - Kanye West Returns To Instagram, Reveals What Changed Him About Anti-Semitism
Kanye West Returns To Instagram, Reveals What Changed Him About Anti-Semitism
Published: 03/25/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
In a post, he shared a poster of the film and wrote, "Watching Jonah Hill in 21 Jump street made me like Jewish people again."
Meta Launches Paid Verification On Facebook, Instagram In US
Published: 03/18/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Meta on Friday began testing a paid verification option for US users of the two social networks, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Instagram.
Instagram Down For Thousands Of Users Globally: Report
Published: 03/08/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
More than 46,000 users reported issues with accessing Instagram in US at the peak of the outage, according to Downdetector,
Facebook, Instagram Roll Out Paid Subscription In Australia, New Zealand
Published: 02/24/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free.
Tens Of Millions Still Use Instagram In Iran Despite Crackdown: Meta
Published: 02/23/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Meta on Thursday said that tens of millions of people in Iran are using Instagram despite government efforts to block the service due to months-long protests.
Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification
Published: 02/19/2023 in BBC News - World
The move comes after Twitter introduced a subscription-based verification service last year.
Ukraine war: The Russian student under arrest for an Instagram story
Published: 02/14/2023 in BBC News - World
Olesya posted online about Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now, she can only leave home to go to court.
Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram
Published: 02/09/2023 in BBC News - World
The former US president's feeds, which have tens of millions of followers, have been restored.
Donald Trump Gets Access To Facebook, Instagram After 2-Year Suspension
Published: 02/09/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Meta Platforms Inc has restored former US President Donald Trump's access to Facebook and Instagram, Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed on Thursday
Twitter, Facebook And Instagram Down For Thousands Of Users
Published: 02/08/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Social media platforms Twitter, Facebook and Instagram are reportedly down for thousands of users globally. The maximum outages were reported from users in the US.
Facebook, Instagram Down For Thousands Of US Users: Report
Published: 02/08/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook and Instagram were down for thousands of users in the United States on Wednesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
Donald Trump To Be Allowed Back On Facebook, Instagram, Says Meta
Published: 01/26/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Social networking giant Meta announced Tuesday it would soon reinstate former president Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram with "new guardrails," two years after he was banned over the 2021 US Capitol insurrection.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Down For Thousands Of Users In US: Report
Published: 01/25/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Meta Platforms Inc's social media apps were down on Wednesday for thousands of users in the United States, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
Donald Trump To Be Allowed Back On Facebook, Instagram After 2-Year Ban
Published: 01/25/2023 in NDTV News - World-news
Social networking giant Meta announced Tuesday that it would soon reinstate former US president Donald Trump's accounts on Facebook and Instagram with "new guardrails," two years after he was banned over the 2021 assault on the Capitol.
Donald Trump to be allowed back onto Facebook and Instagram
Published: 01/25/2023 in BBC News - World
The social media firm Meta said the former US president's suspension will end "in the coming weeks".
Lionel Messi World Cup Instagram post is most-liked ever
Published: 12/20/2022 in BBC News - World
The Argentine footballer has picked up more than 57 million likes for his collection of photos.
Indonesian President's Son Gets Married, He Posts Photos On Instagram
Published: 12/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Kaesang Pangarep, the youngest son of Joko Widodo, is a YouTuber and also owns a football club.
Group’s Instagram suspended after posting letter supporting Amber Heard
Published: 11/18/2022 in National
The letter, signed by over 200 groups and experts, warns about the consequences Amber Heard's villainization could have on victims of abuse who seek justice.
'There really is more to life than posting on Instagram'
Published: 11/07/2022 in BBC News - World
A small but growing number of people are giving up the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Users lose followers amid Instagram glitch worldwide
Published: 10/31/2022 in MercoPress
Instagram users were shocked early Monday as Instagram began suspending accounts worldwide for no apparent reason, which also resulted in the loss of followers.
Meta's Instagram, Other Social Media Apps Back Up After Outage
Published: 10/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Meta Platforms Inc said on Friday it has fixed the issue that was preventing users from accessing its social media platforms.
New Zealand Instagram couple 'relieved' after leaving Iran
Published: 10/26/2022 in BBC News - World
Topher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray vanished after entering Iran in July to film for their blog.
Brazilian Instagram Influencer Nubia Cristina Braga Shot Dead At Her Home
Published: 10/19/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Instagram influencer Nubia Cristina Braga was found dead at her house in the neighbourhood of Santa Maria in Aracaju, Sergipe State, Brazil.
Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts locked over anti-Semitism
Published: 10/10/2022 in BBC News - World
The rapper posted anti-Semitic messages over the weekend, leading to his accounts being suspended.
Kanye West's Twitter, Instagram Account Restricted: Report
Published: 10/09/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Instagram and Twitter said they have restricted the accounts of US rapper Kanye West over posts slammed as anti-Semitic, AFP reported.
Instagram Introduces New Feature Called 'Notes', Triggers Meme Fest
Published: 10/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Following the success of reels, Instagram has unveiled a brand-new feature called "Notes" that enables users to write brief notes with a 60-character limit.
In Pictures: Ronaldo To Beyonce - Highest Paid Celebrities On Instagram
Published: 09/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Have you ever wondered what famous people on Instagram charge for sponsored posts? Find out by scrolling down.
In Pictures: Ronaldo To Beyonce - Highest Paid Celebrities On Instagram
Published: 09/27/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Have you ever wondered what famous people on Instagram charge for sponsored posts? Find out by scrolling down.
Russian Influencer Claims She Is Facing 6-Year Jail For Using Instagram
Published: 09/22/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Veronika Loginova, 18, showed the lawsuit document that accuses her of 'standing out too much'.
Elon Musk Takes Unprovoked Jibe At Instagram, Calls It An "Envy Amplifier"
Published: 09/13/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Elon Musk on Sunday criticised Instagram and described the social media platform as an "envy amplifier". The Tesla CEO attacked the Meta-owned platform in response to a video of Charlie Munger...
Kolkata St Xavier's teacher: ‘I was forced to resign over Instagram photos’
Published: 08/22/2022 in BBC News - World
A former teacher at Kolkata's St Xavier's University says she was forced to resign over her bikini photos.
"Instagram A Thirst Trap", Says Elon Musk, Admits He Has Secret Account
Published: 08/08/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Months after moving to buy Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk put the deal on hold accusing the micro-blogging platform of fraud.
Instagram Account of Pakistan's Imran Khan Briefly Hacked
Published: 08/01/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
The Instagram account of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefly hacked on Monday by crypto scammers who shared a post lauding Tesla Motors Founder Elon Musk for "donating" three...
Instagram Sidelines TikTok-Like Features Following Complaints
Published: 07/28/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Instagram will pause features that users have campaigned against and complained make the social network too much like TikTok, according to a report in the Platformer tech newsletter Thursday.
Kylie Jenner Reposts Critique Of Instagram: "Stop Trying To Be TikTok"
Published: 07/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Kylie Jenner, the reality-show celebrity who is the most-followed woman on Instagram, reposted a critique of the app's redesign that asked it to "stop trying to be TikTok."
In Pics: Rishi Sunak's "Family Means Everything To Me" Instagram Post
Published: 07/24/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Former British finance minister Indian-origin Rishi Sunak, one of two remaining candidates to become UK's next prime minister, was joined by his wife Akshata Murthy at a campaign rally yesterday.
Argentine presidential spokeswoman enters Instagram contest to win a dildo
Published: 07/22/2022 in MercoPress
Argentina's Presidential Spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti made the headlines Friday after she was spotted on Instagram entering a Friend's Day contest to win a dildo, which was promoted under the slogan "Your clitoris is your best friend. Give it a gift."
Instagram Down For Thousands Of Users: Report
Published: 07/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Thousands of users of Meta Platforms Inc's Instagram on Thursday reported issues with the photo-sharing application, according to Downdetector.com.
Instagram Testing New Tool That Verifies Users' Age By Face Scan
Published: 06/23/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Instagram said on Thursday it is testing new options for users to verify their age on the platform, starting with people in the United States.
Hate Speech On Facebook Up 38%, Violent Content Up 86% On Instagram: Meta
Published: 06/02/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
There has been a rise of around 37.82 per cent in hate speech on social media platform Facebook and 86 per cent jump in violent and inciting content on Instagram in April, according to a monthly...
Instagram moderators say Iran offered them bribes to remove accounts
Published: 05/26/2022 in BBC News - World
Intelligence agents wanted accounts of journalists and activists to be removed, whistleblowers say.
Instagram Down For Thousands Of Users
Published: 05/26/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Meta Platforms Inc's image-sharing platform Instagram was down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage-tracking website Downdetector.com.
Facebook, Instagram Briefly Block Hashtags On Ukraine's Civilian Killings
Published: 04/04/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook owner Meta Platforms briefly restricted hashtags related to civilian deaths in northern Ukraine, where bodies of people shot at close range were found in a town seized back from Russian...
Russia Court Bans Instagram, Facebook As "Extremist"
Published: 03/21/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
A Moscow court on Monday banned Facebook and Instagram as "extremist" organisations, after authorities accused US tech giant Meta of tolerating "Russophobia" during the conflict in Ukraine.
Kanye West: Rapper suspended from Instagram for 24 hours
Published: 03/17/2022 in BBC News - World
The rapper used a racial slur in reference to Trevor Noah after the comedian criticised his behaviour.
Russian Developers To Launch Photo-Sharing App After Instagram Blocked
Published: 03/16/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Russian tech entrepreneurs are set to launch a picture-sharing application on the domestic market to help fill the void left by Instagram, which the authorities blocked this week.
Instagram No Longer Accessible In Russia: Report
Published: 03/14/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Instagram was no longer accessible in Russia on Monday after its parent company Meta was accused by Moscow of allowing calls for violence against Russians on its platforms.
War in Ukraine: Instagram banned in Russia over 'calls to violence'
Published: 03/11/2022 in BBC News - World
Instagram owner Meta has allowed users in some countries to call for violence against Russia's army.
Russian Media Regulator Restricts Access To Instagram
Published: 03/11/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Russia's media regulator restricted access to Instagram on Friday after prosecutors opened a case against the social media giant's parent company Meta, saying the company was permitting calls for...
A stranger sent a mom a question on Instagram: Did her baby have a rare genetic condition? Turns out, he did.
Published: 03/07/2022 in National
“It can’t be tamed,” the 33-year-old mother said of her son's hair. “Nothing can fix it.” He has uncombable hair syndrome.
Stuck in Ukraine, a ‘Dancing With the Stars’ alum broadcast his 5-day escape to 1.1 million Instagram followers
Published: 03/02/2022 in National
After being stuck in Ukraine's capital for days as Russian forces closed in and attacked, Chmerkovskiy said he finally got on a train headed west.
Man Utd Footballer Paul Pogba Flags Hijab Protests On Instagram
Published: 02/10/2022 in NDTV News - World-news
Protests in Karnataka over college students being denied the right to wear a hijab were flagged Thursday by Manchester United footballer Paul Pogba, who shared an Instagram story - "Hindutva mobs...
Instagram: Iran arrests 17 pranksters over social media videos
Published: 01/27/2022 in BBC News - World
The videos showed faked murders and cake being thrown at members of the public in Tehran.
Kylie Jenner becomes first woman with 300 million Instagram followers
Published: 01/13/2022 in BBC News - World
Ariana Grande, previously the app's most popular woman, is now tied in second place with Selena Gomez.
Instagram blocked hashtag in memory of Iran plane crash victims
Published: 01/07/2022 in BBC News - World
The social media giant says it did so by mistake, as families tried to memorialise the 176 victims.
A UPS driver left a kind message for a family. They put it on Instagram, and strangers showered the driver’s baby with gifts.
Published: 12/23/2021 in National
“They just have been coming in abundance — mostly from strangers,” UPS driver Dallen Harrell said of the gifts.
Instagram accounts created with stolen pics push fraudulent crypto schemes
Published: 12/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Scammers are stealing users content on social media to create fake Instagram accounts to lure in victims by promising huge returns on cryptocurrency.
Instagram surpasses 2 billion monthly users while powering through a year of turmoil
Published: 12/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Instagram now counts more than 2 billion monthly active users around the globe, according to two employees who spoke with CNBC.
Instagram Head Calls For Industry Body To Regulate Online Safety For Youth
Published: 12/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Wednesday urged the creation of an industry body to determine best practices to help keep young people safe online, in his first appearance before Congress.
Instagram CEO leaves option open for kids' version of the app
Published: 12/08/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri did not commit to permanently ending the paused plans to create a version of the platform for kids under 13.
Instagram announces teen safety updates a day before its CEO testifies before Congress
Published: 12/07/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
CEO Adam Mosseri could point to these features as he defends his company's work to lawmakers.
NunTok: How religion is booming on TikTok and Instagram
Published: 12/02/2021 in BBC News - World
Nuns, imams and Buddhist monks are among those sharing successful - and often fun - short-form videos on social media.
Instagram chief Adam Mosseri to testify before Congress for the first time
Published: 11/24/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Instagram's chief executive Adam Mosseri is expected to testify before Congress for the first time the week of Dec. 6.
Instagram: US states investigate how platform targets children
Published: 11/18/2021 in BBC News - World
A bipartisan group will investigate whether consumer protection laws for children were violated.
TikTok usage surpassed Instagram this year among kids aged 12 to 17, Forrester survey says
Published: 11/18/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
More American between the ages of 12 and 17 are using TikTok than Instagram on a weekly basis, according to survey findings published by Forrester on Thursday.
Instagram's Impact On Children Probed By US States
Published: 11/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Instagram's parent-company Meta is being probed by a consortium of US states over allegations that it supplied the photo-sharing platform to children despite knowing of potential harm, in fresh...
The mums using Instagram to offer advice to new parents
Published: 11/17/2021 in BBC News - World
Covid has led to an increase in parenting gurus using social media to support new mums and dads.
TikTok Resumes and Instagram portfolios: How college students are using social media to find jobs
Published: 11/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
This Is How An Instagram Influencer Raised $7 Million To Rescue Afghans
Published: 10/29/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
When Instagram influencer Tommy Marcus read that Kabul had fallen to the Taliban he sprang into action, without knowing that like-minded US veterans were also desperate to do something.
Instagram Road-Tripper Gabby Petito Was Strangled: US Medical Officer
Published: 10/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Gabby Petito, the young woman who died on an Instagram-chronicled road trip across the United States with her boyfriend, was strangled and her death was a homicide, the local coroner said Tuesday.
Facebook apologises as services including Instagram hit again
Published: 10/08/2021 in BBC News - World
The new outage comes just days after Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp were down for nearly six hours.
Facebook Messenger, Instagram Facing Issues For Second Time In A Week
Published: 10/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook Inc confirmed on Friday that some users were having trouble accessing its apps and services, days after the social media giant suffered a six-hour outage triggered by an error during routine...
Facebook, Instagram Censored Palestinian Content, Alleges Rights Group
Published: 10/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook and its Instagram platform have wrongfully removed and suppressed content by Palestinians, including about abuses during Israeli-Palestinian violence this year, Human Rights Watch said on...
Facebook and Instagram outage: How did it affect influencers?
Published: 10/05/2021 in BBC News - World
Influencers react to Monday's social media outage.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp Outage: Here's What Experts Say
Published: 10/05/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Hundreds of millions of people were unable to access Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for more than six hours on Monday, underscoring the world's reliance on platforms owned by the Silicon Valley...
WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook collapse globally for seven hours: can it happen again?
Published: 10/05/2021 in MercoPress
Monday was a day when people had to go back to making old-fashioned phone calls after messaging applications run by Facebook (Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) collapsed worldwide for around 7 hours.
Facebook, Whatsapp and Instagram suffer outage
Published: 10/04/2021 in BBC News - World
Social media sites owned by Facebook were knocked offline on Monday, tracking sites showed.
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are offline
Published: 10/04/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were offline on Monday morning.
Lawmakers give Facebook a clear message: Don't build Instagram for kids
Published: 09/30/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Members of the U.S. Senate used Facebook's own internal documents leaked by a whistleblower to go after the company.
Amazon settles with influencers who allegedly peddled counterfeits on Instagram and TikTok
Published: 09/30/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
The two influencers allegedly worked with nearly a dozen third-party sellers to advertise, promote and facilitate the sale of luxury knockoffs on Amazon.
Instagram for kids paused after backlash
Published: 09/27/2021 in BBC News - World
Facebook delays its child-friendly Instagram version to do more work with concerned parents.
Facebook says it's pausing effort to build Instagram for kids
Published: 09/27/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Facebook announced Monday morning it's pausing its work on Instagram for kids, after the company faced a slew of backlash from users and lawmakers.
Facebook exec will testify at Senate hearing after report finds Instagram harms teen mental health
Published: 09/23/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Facebook agreed to send Antigone Davis, global head of safety, to testify before the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection on Sept. 30.
Senate will grill tech execs after report that Instagram can harm teens' mental health
Published: 09/17/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., the ranking member of the subcommittee, announced the hearing in an interview on CNBC's "Closing Bell" Friday.
Facebook's Instagram chief uses awkward comparison with cars to defend social media harms
Published: 09/16/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
"Cars create way more value in the world than they destroy," said Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said. "And I think social media is similar."
The homemakers breaking taboos on Instagram
Published: 09/15/2021 in BBC News - World
Vasanti, Ritu and Pradnya, who have overcome huge challenges, now find joy performing on social media.
Hushpuppi - the Instagram influencer and international fraudster
Published: 09/14/2021 in BBC News - World
How Nigerian Ramon Abbas went from a romance scammer to a so-called "Billionaire Gucci Master".
TikTok rolls out features to help teens' mental health as Instagram comes under fire
Published: 09/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
TikTok on Tuesday announced a slew of features intended to help users struggling with mental health issues and thoughts of suicide.
Facebook documents show how toxic Instagram is for teens, Wall Street Journal reports
Published: 09/14/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
The company is in the process of making a version of Instagram for kids.
Kim Kardashian’s cryptocurrency Instagram ad sparks criticism from UK financial watchdog
Published: 09/07/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
The head of the FCA singled out an Instagram ad posted by Kim Kardashian, in a speech warning of the risks of "speculative" cryptocurrency tokens.
An Instagram user who went by ‘AntiVaxMomma’ sold hundreds of fake covid vaccine cards, prosecutors say
Published: 09/01/2021 in National
The Manhattan DA has charged a woman with selling fake vaccine cards under the Instagram account "AntiVaxMomma."
Instagram launches hate-speech 'limits' to hide abuse
Published: 08/11/2021 in BBC News - World
Instagram launches a feature to automatically hide most comments during "spikes" of abuse.
Elaine Thompson-Herah: Instagram blocks gold medallist who shared race win
Published: 08/04/2021 in BBC News - World
The Jamaican sprinter was blocked after posting footage of her races on her Instagram account.
"I Quit": Britney Spears' Furious Instagram Post On Row With Father
Published: 07/18/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Britney Spears, in a furious Instagram post, said she has "quit" doing live performances and slammed her father's control over her affairs.
TikTok and Instagram inch closer to the streaming wars as competitive barriers blur
Published: 07/05/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Instagram and TikTok are becoming more competitive with legacy media as antitrust watchers consider the consequences of a new video era.
'Take me home' — Zuckerberg posts flag-waving, surfboard-riding Independence Day Instagram video
Published: 07/04/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted an Instagram video showing him toting the U.S. flag atop an electric surfboard. "Happy July 4th!," he wrote.
What's Next For Amazon's Bezos? Look At His Instagram
Published: 07/03/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Jeff Bezos leaves Amazon's former cloud computing chief Andy Jassy to run a company that is bigger and more valuable than ever.
Facebook is testing drastic changes to Instagram to make it more like TikTok
Published: 06/30/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Facebook's Head of Instagram said the service plans to start showing users full-screen, recommended videos in their feeds.
Instagram CEO says Facebook will help users get around Apple's cut of transactions
Published: 06/09/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Facebook is setting its sight on the creator economy, hoping to allow millions of people to make a living off its family of apps.
Twitter is testing full-screen ads in Fleets, its competitor to Instagram Stories
Published: 06/01/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Twitter will begin testing advertising in Fleets, its competitor to the "stories" features on platforms like Snapchat and Instagram.
Woman charged after entering US school to promote her Instagram
Published: 05/12/2021 in BBC News - World
Police say Audrey Nicole Francisquini handed out fliers to promote her Instagram account.
A 28-year-old posed as a student to sneak into high school, police say. Her goal: Instagram follows.
Published: 05/12/2021 in National
Audrey Francisquini allegedly snuck into American Senior High School in Miami and handed out fliers with her Instagram handle.
Britney Spears attacks 'hypocritical' documentaries in Instagram post
Published: 05/04/2021 in BBC News - World
The singer attacks recent films for focusing on "negative and traumatising" moments in her life.
More than 60% of Instagram users have linked up to Facebook Messenger, exec says
Published: 05/01/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Adoption of Facebook's interoperability between Messenger and Instagram is ahead of expectations, the company's head of Messenger told CNBC.
French Inmate Posting Food Videos From Jail Cell Now An Instagram Star
Published: 04/17/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
The chocolate sauce bubbling in a bain-marie is a staple of cookery programmes, but this is food porn with a twist, as France's newest celebrity chef cooks up a storm in a corner of his prison cell.
Facebook urged to scrap Instagram for children plans
Published: 04/15/2021 in BBC News - World
A campaign group claims the "image-obsessed" platform is dangerous for children's health and privacy.
Iran Used Fake Instagram Accounts To Try To Kidnap Our Citizens: Israel
Published: 04/12/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Israeli spy agencies accused Iran on Monday of using fake social media accounts to lure citizens of the Jewish state abroad "to harm or kidnap them".
Facebook's Instagram, Whatsapp Down For Thousands Of Users: Report
Published: 04/08/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook Inc's platforms including WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram were down for thousands of users on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram need to make these changes to fight harassment, nonprofit says
Published: 03/31/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Free expression advocacy group PEN America called on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media companies to address online abuse in a new report.
Facebook, Instagram are back up after services outages
Published: 03/19/2021 in Top News and Analysis (pro)
Facebook on Friday experienced an outage that interrupted its social network, Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp services.
WhatsApp, Instagram Face Global Outage
Published: 03/19/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Users of WhatsApp have tweeted that one of the world's most popular instant messaging apps has not been working for some time now. Some Instagram users also reported that the app is down.
Facebook Launches Instagram Lite In 170 Lower Bandwidth Countries
Published: 03/10/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Facebook said on Wednesday it was launching a "lite" version of Instagram in 170 countries that will enable people with poor internet to access the photo and video sharing social networking service.
Myanmar coup: Facebook, Instagram place immediate ban on military
Published: 02/25/2021 in BBC News - World
Facebook said deadly violence in Myanmar had brought about the need for the ban on the military.
Pete Evans: Instagram ban for Australian chef over conspiracy theories
Published: 02/17/2021 in BBC News - World
The Australian celebrity chef had already been taken off Facebook for his posts about the coronavirus.
Milan's 'acrobat thieves' use Instagram tags 'to rob rich and famous'
Published: 02/11/2021 in BBC News - World
The "acrobat thieves" allegedly monitored famous people's Instagram posts to virtually case their homes.
Instagram Blocks Robert F Kennedy Jr Over COVID-19 Misinformation
Published: 02/11/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Instagram blocked Robert F Kennedy Jr from the social media network for spreading misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines, the company confirmed Thursday.
Instagram bans Robert F Kennedy Jr over Covid vaccine posts
Published: 02/11/2021 in BBC News - World
Robert F Kennedy Jr had his account removed "for repeatedly sharing debunked claims".
Myanmar coup: Military leaders block Twitter and Instagram
Published: 02/05/2021 in BBC News - World
Users had flocked to the two sites to protest against Monday's coup after Facebook was blocked.
Ban On Donald Trump's Facebook, Instagram Accounts Extended Indefinitely
Published: 01/07/2021 in NDTV News - World-news
Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts have been blocked indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on Thursday. "The shocking events of the...
Covid travel: Why Instagram is still full of celebrities 'on holiday'
Published: 01/05/2021 in BBC News - World
Despite rising infection rates and restrictions in the UK, some celebrities have continued to travel.