A group of Democratic US lawmakers on Tuesday urged Facebook Inc to drop plans for a version of photo-sharing app Instagram for children younger than 13, saying the social media company had failed to "make meaningful commitments to protecting kids online.

US lawmakers urge Facebook to drop plans for Instagram for kids

Instagram on Wednesday began letting English-language users enhance profiles to show new gender pronouns they want applied to them in conversation. The photo-centric social network became the lasted internet service to broaden beyond basic "he" or "she" references to pronouns preferred by those with alternate gender identities.

Instagram to let users add pronouns in profiles, in nod to alternate gender identities

With accounts deleted on Twitter and content blocked on Instagram, Palestinian social media users say they have been censored from showing the reality of the unrest in Jerusalem.

Palestinians denounce 'censorship' of content by Instagram and Twitter

A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday.

More than 40 US attorneys-general ask Facebook to drop 'Instagram for kids' proposal

Facebook Inc on Thursday said it will begin testing ads on its TikTok clone Instagram Reels in India, Brazil, Germany and Australia, as the social media giant aims to make money from its short-form video feature.

Facebook begins testing ads in Instagram Reels

Facebook Inc's Instagram is rolling out a feature to prevent users from viewing possibly abusive messages by filtering offensive words, phrases and emojis on the photo-sharing app.

Instagram rolls out feature to tackle hate speech, abuse

The chocolate sauce bubbling in a bain-marie is a staple of cookery programmes, but this is food porn with a twist, as France's newest celebrity chef cooks up a storm in a corner of his prison cell.

Crime and cuisine: French prison chef becomes Instagram star 

Advocates for children from around the world urged Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday to ditch plans for a version of Instagram geared toward pre-teens. Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood and the Electronic Privacy Information Center were among nearly 100 groups and individuals from North America, Europe, Africa, and Australia to make the plea in a letter to Zuckerberg.

Ditch plans for kids' version of Instagram, advocates for children urge Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

At a time when people are trying to be more considerate about each other’s traumas and feelings, Instagram has had a major error, leading to several users feeling "triggered.

Instagram apologises for promoting 'eating disorder' phrases

Instagram on Wednesday said it is testing a feature of hiding "like counts" in a bid to ease the pressure of getting approval from others. "In 2019, we started hiding like counts for a small group of people to understand if it lessens some pressure when posting to Instagram," a Facebook spokesperson told news agency AFP.

Instagram launches experiment to hide 'likes'

Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has rolled out new features on the occasion of Ramzan. The platform has launched three new stickers created for Ramzan that started today and will continue until May 12.

Instagram launches new stickers on Ramzan, here's how to use them

Facebook’s oversight board on Tuesday announced an expansion of its remit so that users can appeal content left up on the site as well as the content taken down.

What is Facebook's content Oversight Board?: All you need to know

Facebook’s oversight board on Tuesday announced that it will begin accepting cases from users of the social networks who believe the company wrongfully allowed harmful content to remain on its platform.

Facebook, Instagram users can move Oversight Board to remove harmful content

Facebook and Instagram went down for millions of users for a couple of hours in various parts of the world early Friday morning. The outage was the second one in less than a month for the social networking giant.

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp face another global outage in less than a month

Photo-sharing application Instagram has launched another feature inspired by TikTok. Instagram Reels already mimics TikTok in several ways, and now, it's getting one more feature from the popular video app: duets.

Instagram launches TikTok Duet style feature called Reels Remix

'Drivers License' hitmaker Olivia Rodrigo has something new cooking. The singer recently wiped out all of her Instagram posts leaving fans with many questions about what’s going on.

Olivia Rodrigo wipes her Instagram feed, posts cryptic teasers

Social networking giant Facebook is planning to develop a new version of its subsidiary Instagram for kids under 13 years of age, where parents would have transparency or control over the accounts of their children.

Facebook building a version of Instagram for children under 13

Facebook on Wednesday announced that a lightweight version of Instagram would be rolling out in 170 countries in a bid to bring service to regions that do not have access to high-speed internet.

Instagram Lite launched for 170 countries to extend services in low-speed regions

A new report from The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has found that recommendations made by Instagram during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic was pushing people towards misinformation about the virus.

Instagram drove new users to fake news, conspiracy theories during peak of pandemic: Report

When it comes to sharing images, videos and other multimedia content, Instagram has been the undefeated champion for more than a decade now. However, things seem to be changing now with the launch of a new social network app called Dispo, which is being marketed as a direct rival of Facebook-owned Instagram.

Invite-only photo sharing app, Dispo, launched as Instagram's rival

After facing backlash from users over the new privacy policy, the American messaging service WhatsApp has come up with a list of details of changes that a user could face after ignoring its terms by the May 15 deadline.

Here's what users can face after ignoring WhatsApp's new privacy policy

Can you log out of Facebook? Can we live without it? Can we live without WhatsApp and Instagram? WION's Palki Sharma says- there are alternatives! listen in.

Gravitas: Are there alternatives to Facebook?

The Instagram account of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nephew of the late US President John F. Kennedy, has been taken down permanently from for 'repeatedly sharing debunked claims over Coronavirus', Facebook, which owns Instagram said in a statement.

Instagram 'permanently removes' account of Robert F. Kennedy Jr over false COVID-19 claims

Hollywood star Salma Hayek has spoken candidly about her bikini pictures. In recent months, the 54-year-old star has shared photos wearing two pieces on Instagram, showing off her toned body.

Salma Hayek says she finds posting bikini photos 'liberating': I have no shame

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