TikTok Axes Its BeReal Clone ‘TikTok Now’ in Less Than a Year
TikTok is discontinuing its BeReal clone TikTok Now after less than a year.
TikTok is discontinuing its BeReal clone TikTok Now after less than a year.
Meta has responded to new legislation passed in Canada yesterday by removing news content from both Facebook and Instagram.
According to research carried out by a British photo store, 92.5 percent of all photos are now taken with smartphones.
Instagram is expanding broadcast channels to more creators globally, giving them a way to communicate with their followers at scale and in real time.
Six months ago, Meta introduced new sharing-focused features on Instagram, including Notes, Group Profiles, and new Stories functionality. As it turns out, Notes have proven very popular with young users, prompting Instagram to add more features to it including the ability to attach a 30-second clip of a song to a status update.
A new investigation has revealed that Instagram's algorithm is actively connecting and promoting pedophiles who commission and sell illegal underage sexual content on the photo-sharing app.
Instagram has revealed how it recommends content to users in order to dispel “misconceptions” about how the app’s algorithm.
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta completed yet another round of layoffs Wednesday, what is likely the final batch of job cuts the company announced in March.
Meta was rumored to be working on a standalone Twitter competitor, and a new leak shows not only what it might look like, but also how it would pair and sync with Instagram and other apps.
Action cameras like the Insta360 enable users to capture photos and videos from fresh, unique perspectives. While devices like the Insta360 and GoPro cameras are often marketed as ideal for humans, people have strapped them to their furry friends, including viral star Gonzo, a cat.
Two professional photographers have scored early victories in a pair of long-running copyright lawsuits against artist Richard Prince for his controversial Instagram-sourced New Portraits series.
Meta is testing a new payout model that will pay Facebook and Instagram creators based on how many views their Reels get.
BeReal has launched a new feed for photos exclusively of famous people in a bid to stay relevant.
Scientists have figured out why people like to take selfies -- and it's not necessarily to do with vanity.
A new report by The Guardian reveals Facebook and Instagram have become marketplaces for child sex trafficking and parent company Meta is struggling to take sufficient action to prevent criminals from using its platforms.
Meta says users are spending over 24% more time on Instagram because of its TikTok-clone, Reels.
Rapper Latto has denied claims that she Photoshopped an image from her Coachella set to make the crowd appear larger -- after it was pointed out that some of her fans seemed to appear multiple times in the photo.
The latest round of cuts at Meta will affect Instagram as more layoffs hit the tech company Wednesday.
Meta is now allowing Instagram users to add up to five links in their bio on the social media platform, all but erasing much of the value of services like Linktree.
A 21-year-old National Guardsman was arrested yesterday in connection with the leak of hundreds of highly classified Pentagon intelligence documents. It has since come to light that the suspect was identified thanks to photos of him that had been shared on Instagram.
There's no shortage of studies focused on understanding the effects of social media use on people, especially adolescents. Apps like Instagram may perpetuate damaging myths about physical appearance and lead people to suffer debilitating mental health conditions, low self-esteem, and even seek cosmetic surgery at higher than expected rates.
Instagram has added a new feature called a "collaborative collection" which allows users to save posts in a shared space with family or friends.
The state of Arkansas is suing Meta and TikTok, accusing the social media platforms of misleading consumers about the safety of children on its "addictive" platforms and deceiving users about the protection of their private data.
According to TikTok, there is a telltale sign that reveals the younger age bracket of the person filming a video and it is called the "Gen Z shake."
The retro iPhone camera app and one-time Instagram rival Hipstamatic is making its return to Apple's App Store today.
Kevin Systrom, one of Instagram's co-founders, says that the app has lost its "soul" and what used to be a place to connect with friends and family has become overly focused on turning into a business tool for creators and brands.
Meta's promised paid verification program is rolling out to Facebook and Instagram today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Instagram channel.
New data reveals that Instagram is the app that people in the U.S. want to delete more than any other.
Calling it a move to a "year of efficiency," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced that the company will lay off 10,000 more workers and is closing about 5,000 open job listings.
Not even eight months after launching widespread support for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Facebook and Instagram, Meta is pulling the plug.
Meta is cutting its Reels Play bonus program on Instagram and Facebook, which offered monthly payouts to short-form creators who hit certain view counts and other metrics.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is gearing up for another round of layoffs that are expected to affect thousands of employees.
With artificial intelligence-powered "photos" winning competitions and fake portraits garnering thousands of fans, we are well past the point where we should be worried. We should be downright frightened.
100ASA, a photo-sharing social network that is designed to be a "real" Instagram alternative, now offers the ability to get professional feedback on photos from its team of curators and critics.
A new report claims that Instagram Reels views are plummeting while photos are finally performing better on the social media platform.
Meta is testing a BeReal-style "Roll Call" feature on its apps which will invite users to add a photo or a video to a prompt to show what they are up to within five minutes.
BeReal, the "anti-Instagram" photo-sharing app that dominated Apple's App Store charts for much of last year, is already on the decline.
A popular "photographer" who has amassed almost 30,000 followers on Instagram has admitted that his portraits are actually generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is taking a page out of Elon Musk's Twitter playbook and will roll out paid verification to both Instagram and Facebook starting this week.
Amid company turmoil, Meta is chugging along with the addition of yet another new feature that is yet again eerily similar to a different social media app. In this case, Instagram takes a note from Telegram with new “broadcast Channels.”