
Instagram Could Get Paid, Ad-Free Version in the EU: Report
Meta may be doing something that was once thought of as unthinkable: going ad-free -- for a price.
Meta may be doing something that was once thought of as unthinkable: going ad-free -- for a price.
Last month, Instagram started testing the ability to add songs to profiles in a callback to the MySpace days. Audio integration into the app apparently didn't stop there, as it has already rolled out a way to add auto-playing music to posted photos.
Cue the MySpace flashbacks because Instagram is testing a feature that would bring songs to profiles.
The head of Instagram Adam Mosseri appeared to double down on the company's commitment to video in the face of large-scale criticism of recent changes to the app.
TikTok is the latest social media platform to announce a new way for content creators to make money on the app, similar to YouTube's ad revenue sharing system.
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 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 TikTok moderator has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, claiming that the daily exposure to graphic videos has left her suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. She is demanding that the social media giant set up a medical fund for its moderators.
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.
In a bid to compete in a growing market, Facebook has announced plans to pay $1 billion to creators to incentivize influencers to join and use its platform and products.
Poparazzi has launched a new photo-sharing network app that bans selfies, image filters, hashtags, and instead focuses on users taking and sharing photos of others has skyrocketed to the top of the app store.
Instagram plans on testing three options that allow its users to choose whether to hide or show like count on posts, with Facebook said to follow suit.
Facebook has launched Hotline, a question and answer-style app that combines the features found in the popular app Clubhouse along with Instagram Live features, into a public beta test.