Instagram has been is struggling with an identity crisis and is failing to resonate with young people. Despite this, it managed to be the number one most downloaded app globally in the last quarter of 2021.
Instagram is reportedly working on a feature that would allow users to customize the order in which photos appear on their profile pages. The grid customization feature was recently discovered through an analysis of the app's code.
Instagram has announced that it has started to test the ability to switch between three different views on the app's home screen, two of which would give users the ability to see posts in chronological order.
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has revealed that the social media platform will put an even bigger focus on its video features, such as Reels, in 2022. There will also be a focus on improving the app's messaging service, monetized content creator tools, and transparency.
A new Washington Post survey of a wide range of internet users found that 60% don't trust Instagram and 72% don't trust Facebook to responsibly handle personal information and data on their online activity.
A new report published by film location finder Giggster highlights some of the top-performing Instagram photographers and estimates how much each is likely making on sponsored content.
The Insta360 team partnered with NewMakeIt to send its tiny ONE X2 action camera high enough into the sky to clearly see the darkness of space and the curvature of the Earth.
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After a concerted effort by the American Society of Media Photographers (ASMP) and the National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA), Instagram has added a new option that will enable users to prevent others from embedding content they post to Instagram.
Instagram famously ditched the chronological version of the feed in its app years ago and substituted an algorithmic-based one. But as pressure mounts on the company to make its app safer for young people, it is apparently bringing it back.
Instagram is well on its way to no longer being a photo-sharing app, and those who rely on it for their business are left questioning the future. If and when the day comes when Instagram is no longer viable, where can photographers turn?
A report alleges that despite Instagram prohibiting the sale of drugs on its platform, minors have been able to easily find sellers of illegal substances, adding to the growing list of ways that the app endangers young users.
Instagram has worked on several experimental features in an effort to make it a safer space for teenagers and young adults. Today, Instagram has officially launched the "Take a Break" feature with more safeguarding tools to follow next year.
Instagram reportedly quietly rolled out an in-app pop-up over the past year that has been encouraging users to "try a new account," likely because it makes more money on new accounts than on older ones.
Facebook and Instagram, through their parent company Meta, along with a United Kingdom-based nonprofit Revenge Porn Helpline have built a tool designed to prevent the non-consensual spread of those photos on its platforms.
I want to show you an iOS app called SCRL that I use to easily create those fun, swipe-able panoramic posts on Instagram using an iPhone.
Cat photos have always been popular on the Internet, but there is a new kitten stealing hearts on Instagram that looks different from all the rest. Meet Midas, a four-month-old kitten that has four ears.
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A new report has found that creators with large engagement and followings on one social media platform rarely, if ever, can recreate the same success on other platforms, which paints a bleak picture for photographers who hope to leave Instagram.
Instagram has released a long-awaited feature that allows users to delete a single image or clip from an already uploaded carousel.
A bipartisan coalition of eight state attorneys general is investigating the effects of Instagram on young people with a focus on the techniques used by the company to increase and maintain engagement on the platform.
Instagram very much wants users to post Reels and is paying sums of money to some creators to do so. But the value that some creators are seeing to publish reels varies, between $1,000 and up to $35,000, and the parameters for why aren't clear.
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Instagram will begin wider testing of its promised "Take a Break" feature. An optional toggle, it is designed to nudge users to stop using the app after a duration of the user's choosing, but it isn't nearly as robust as it was initially described.
Instagram appears poised to launch more widespread testing of paid creator subscriptions, a feature that would allow accounts to provide specialized content to "fans" and would allow them to generate income directly in the app.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced a new bill that would make it mandatory for services that use algorithms to serve content to offer a version that allows users to turn that feature off.
Lensii, originally an artificial intelligence-assisted photo cloud platform that looked to challenge Google Photos, has announced that it's adding another target to its sights: Instagram.
Facebook, now Meta thanks to a recent restructure, is facing a lawsuit by the now-defunct photo app Phhhoto, which claims Mark Zuckerberg and his team downloaded the app and pushed it out of business by copying its main feature.
Instagram has announced that it will allow post previews to once again appear in links on Twitter... sort of. While previews do technically exist, they aren't quite the same as users might expect and aren't a full return to what once was almost a decade ago.
Instagram has introduced a new feature via a Stories sticker called "Add Yours," which allows users to create public threads in Stories that anyone can participate in.
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In a fun new viral video posted to Instagram and TikTok, a DJI drone pilot answers a new take on an age-old question: how many drones does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Or maybe, how would a drone screw in a lightbulb?
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen spoke to members of parliament regarding an Online Safety Bill in which she argued Instagram, in particular, was more dangerous than other types of social media. This, as Zuckerberg focuses his attention on young people.
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Instagram is performing a limited test of new tools that would make it easier for creators to connect with sponsors, therefore improving the ability for users to make money on the platform.
Instagram is finally adding the option for everyone to upload photos to the platform directly from their browser. The long-requested feature was tested this past summer but not made widely available until today.
Facebook is reportedly planning to change its company name next week as it focuses on becoming a metaverse company. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gone on the record in the past about making Facebook about more than social media.
Some Instagram users have received notifications that claim they have violated the app's Community Guidelines and will no longer be able to use link stickers -- a decision that financially harms creators and artists, particularly those in the adult industry.
It was the kind of summer day that your mind instantly recalls when you hear the words “summer day”. Warm, sunny, gorgeous. William Meredith’s daughters, as was their habit when a day felt this good, lounging in the backyard, sunning in their swimsuits. All was peaceful -- until the girls entered the house, warning their father of an intruder in their backyard.
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