Instagram Announces New Editing Features for Photos and Reels
Instagram announced Wednesday that it's upping its editing game by providing users with new tools.
Instagram and Facebook Are Now Growing Faster Than TikTok
Meta's apps Instagram and Facebook are growing faster than TikTok for the first time in a while.
Meta Rolls Out Its Widely Anticipated Desktop Version of Threads
Meta is planning to roll out the web version of Threads -- one of its most-requested features -- over the next few days.
Threads Finally Lets You Sort Your Feed by Only the People You Follow
Threads has rolled out its most substantial update since its launch nearly three weeks ago and released the highly requested "Following" tab in the app.
If Zuckerberg Hides His Kids’ Faces in Photos, Should You? | The PetaPixel Podcast
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, Chris, Jordan, and Jaron discuss a Fujifilm X100V that you are even less likely to own than the standard one, a weird Nikon lens that is so rare the seller wants $146,000 for it, changes to the L mount alliance, and a discussion about whether or not you should show your children's faces in photos online.
Mark Zuckerberg Called to Testify on Meta’s ‘Extraordinary’ Role in Human Trafficking
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been called to testify about the complicity of its social media platforms in facilitating an "extraordinary" number of human trafficking cases.
Mark Zuckerberg Hides His Kids’ Faces Online, Should You?
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is making news for more than Meta's popular new Twitter killer, Threads, the famous CEO posted a family portrait on Instagram that has caused a stir across social media.
Instagram’s Threads Hits 100M Users to Become Fastest-Growing App Ever
Instagram's Threads app has hit 100 million users barely a week since its launch -- making Meta's Twitter rival app easily the fastest growing app ever.
With Threads, Meta Finally Picked a Good Time to Play Copycat
Meta, formerly Facebook, is no stranger to ripping off features from other social networks and hopping on popular trends. But this time, with Threads, the company finally picked a good time and a good angle to play copycat.
Instagram’s One-Way Broadcast Channels Roll Out Globally
Instagram is expanding broadcast channels to more creators globally, giving them a way to communicate with their followers at scale and in real time.
Meta Completes Another Round of Layoffs in its ‘Year of Efficiency’
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 Says Users Spent 24% More Time on Instagram Because of Reels
Meta says users are spending over 24% more time on Instagram because of its TikTok-clone, Reels.
Meta’s Latest Round of Layoffs Will Hit Instagram
The latest round of cuts at Meta will affect Instagram as more layoffs hit the tech company Wednesday.
Bye-Bye Linktree? Instagram Now Lets Users Have Five Links in Their Bio
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.
Meta Lays Off 10,000 More Workers Ahead of a ‘Year of Efficiency’
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.
Meta is Preparing to Lay Off Thousands More Employees
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is gearing up for another round of layoffs that are expected to affect thousands of employees.
Instagram is Getting Telegram-Like Broadcast Channels
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.”
Photographer Behind Instagram’s Most Liked Photo Doesn’t Like The Crop
The photographer who took the record-breaking photo of Lionel Messi lifting the World Cup trophy says he's not a fan of the crop.
Chilling Deepfake Video of Mark Zuckerberg Mocks Congress
A deepfake of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg thanked Congressional Democrats for failing to take action against the biggest tech companies in an eerily realistic video.
Meta Workers ‘Hijacked’ Instagram Accounts and Demanded Bribes
A report by the Wall Street Journal has claimed that Meta fired or disciplined more than two dozen employees and contractors over the last year who allegedly hijacked accounts and in some cases demanded bribes.
Zuckerberg Apologizes as Meta Sends Email at Dawn Laying off 11,000 Staff
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to employees after the company confirmed it would lay off 11,000 staff, equivalent to 13 percent of its workforce.
Instagram Head Feels ‘Urgency’ in Trying to Make Reels Work
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the social media platform is facing "urgency" to make Reels work after its parent company Meta had $80 billion wiped off its market value last month.
Meta Plans to Lay Off Thousands of Workers This Week
Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is planning to begin layoffs that will affect thousands of workers this week.
Instagram Surpasses Two Billion Active Users, Closes in On Facebook
Meta has revealed that Instagram now has two billion monthly active users worldwide, closing in on the 2.96 billion who use Facebook.
Meta’s Free Fall Continues, Company’s Value Plunges More Than $65B
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, continued its free fall in 2022. The company had more than $65 billion wiped off its market value after it reported another quarter of declining revenues.
Meta is in Free Fall: Users Are Leaving, Revenue is Down, Stock Keeps Falling
It doesn't look good for Meta as the company is trading at its lowest stock value since 2019, advertisers are dropping spending, and users are leaving its platforms.
Meta Announces Text-to-Video AI Generator
CEO of Meta Mark Zuckerberg has announced a new artificially intelligent (AI) program called Make-A-Video that allows users to create a video from a text description.
Meta Dissolves the Team Designed to Protect Society from Facebook
Meta has dissolved the Responsible Innovation Team, an internal group whose job it was to address "potential harms to society" that would be caused by Facebook and its products.
Mark Zuckerberg Says Instagram is a ‘Super Positive Space’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Instagram "a super positive space" during a lengthy interview on The Joe Rogan Experience on Thursday.
Instagram Explains How its Algorithm Suggests New Content
After Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans to more than double the amount of "recommended" content that appears in feeds by the end of 2023, Instagram has revealed how its algorithm suggests new content to users.