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Instagram rolls out new messaging features and more
San Francisco : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is connecting the Messenger and Instagram experience to bring some of the best Messenger features to the photo-sharing platform.The company said it is rolling…
Instagram tests new feature to support social movements through hashtags
San Francisco : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced that it is testing a new feature that will make it easier for users to discover and support social causes directly through hashtags.The company said it is testing a…
Instagram may allow users to respond to Stories with voice messages
New Delhi : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is reportedly working on a new feature that would allow users to reply to Stories with an image or a voice message.Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer who reverse engineers apps to find…
Instagram users can now control feed with Favourites, Following
New Delhi : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram on Wednesday said it is introducing two new ways Favourites and Following to choose what users see in their feed.The company said it wants users to be able to shape Instagram into the…
Instagram rolls out product-tagging to all users in US
San Francisco : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram will now let all users tag products in their posts in the US.Previously, this was only available to creator or business accounts. "Over the next few months", the feature will roll…
Russia bans Facebook, Instagram; labels Meta as ‘extremist’
Moscow : A Moscow court has ruled to ban Facebook and Instagram in Russia, labelling the parent company of the two social networks Meta Platforms Inc. as "extremist".In its ruling on Monday, the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia said…
Instagram rolls out new safety tools for parents in US
San Francisco : In a bid to protect young users, Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram had announced new parental controls in the US.Parents, tech watchdogs and lawmakers alike have long called for the company to do more to keep teens…
Russia to restrict access to Instagram on March 14
New Delhi/Moscow : The Russian government announced that it would block Instagram after parent company Meta said it would allow calls for violence against Russian soldiers in the context of the Ukrainian invasion.The Russian government's…
Instagram Live creators can now bring in moderators to handle trolls
San Francisco : Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is trying to tackle the problem of unsavoury comments that pop up during Live streams with its latest feature.Now, Live users can assign someone to be a moderator for their…
Facebook, Instagram allow posts asking for Putin’s death in specific countries
San Francisco : In a rare exception amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Meta is allowing posts with violent speech toward Russian soldiers on Facebook and Instagram in specific countries, including calls for harm or even death of Russian…