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Users of Meta's Portal products are reportedly receiving notifications that the devices will no longer support photo and video sharing starting at the end of August.

Instagram has upgraded features on its app to protect users from abuse and help them block the accounts of trolls on the social media platform.

Instagram has announced several new messaging features including the ability to share music previews, send a message silently, the ability to see who’s online and available to chat, the ability to reply while browsing a feed, and more.

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.

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.

Facebook's WhatsApp chat application is adding a feature that was initially popularized by Snapchat: view once, disappearing photos and videos. The app is rolling out support for the feature this week.

Google announced today that it will be adding a private messaging feature to Google Photos, making it possible to share one-off images and video with friends and family without having to create a shared album or leave the app.

Today, Mobli, a mobile app maker known for its ridiculous Yo application, has launched a new photo-messaging app called Mirage. Hoping to take away some of the ephemeral messaging marketshare of Snapchat, Mirage takes a minimalistic approach to sending and receiving self-destructing messages.

Last night, a number of Android-touting Instagram users noticed a peculiar banner within Instagram that previewed Bolt, a "one tap photo messaging [app].” Just as quickly as it had appeared for many, it disappeared. But not before a number of users captured and shared a screenshot, stirring up plenty of talk in the tech community.

After leaking ahead of time for the whole world to see, Facebook yesterday officially released Slingshot: its second attempt at a Snapchat competitor that adds an interesting twist to the ephemeral message dynamic.

Now that filtered smartphone photos have taken over the photo sharing world, many people -- especially investors -- are wondering: what's next? One possible answer may be temporary photo sharing.

Just last week we reported that Snapchat had raised $10 million to continue pioneering the frontier. Now, a report has emerged that Facebook is working on its own mobile app that offers exactly the same thing.