Facebook parent company Meta is all set to commence the companywide new job cuts on Wednesday as part of reorganising teams and management hierarchies, The Washington Post reported. According to the internal memo that a US-based newspaper read, Meta’s head of human resources, Lori Goler, wrote Tuesday evening that the […]
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Instagram testing shopping tab removal from home feed
American photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram has made a shift in how the platform treats e-commerce by testing home feeds without a shopping tab. According to The Verge, in recent days some Instagram users have noted that the shopping tab, previously on the bottom navigation bar, has […]
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Instagram introduces new parental supervision tool in India
American photo and video sharing social networking platform Instagram has come up with a new parental supervision tool and Family Center in India. According to Mashable India, Instagram’s company, Meta announced it this year in March. Parents will get access to supervision tools and resources from the experts at the Family Centre. […]
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Instagram enables in-chat purchases
On Monday, Instagram announced a new update available that enables direct shopping from conversations. According to GSM Arena, when you make a purchase from a “qualified small company,” your orders will be confirmed, payment requests will be made, and money will be collected all through the chat interface. Your inquiries, the company’s […]
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Instagram introduces ‘1 minute music’ for reels and stories in India
Instagram has introduced ‘1 Minute Music’, a collection of music and folk clips available for use only on Instagram reels or stories. This includes music from over 200 Indian artists to inspire users in India to create more engaging content. The new collection includes music from recording artists including Dhvani Bhanushali, Neeti Mohan, Shaan, Himanshi Khurana, […]
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Instagram is bringing back chronological feed
Instagram announced it is bringing back the chronological feed. According to GSM Arena, the new version of the app has two optional feeds, which you can get to by tapping on the Instagram logo at the top. The first is called Following, and this is the chronological feed of every post from every account you follow, […]
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Mark Zuckerberg planning to launch NFTs on Instagram
As NFTs are all the rage these days, Facebook chief executive officer (CEO) Mark Zuckerberg is planning to let Instagram users mint non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the social media platform. As per The Verge, Mark made the announcement at the session at South By Southwest, but did not provide a specific date for when NFTs might drop on […]
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Facebook, Instagram to allow posts calling for violence against Russians
Meta, the parent company of social networks Facebook and Instagram, is planning to allow the publication of calls for violence against Russians in response to the invasion of Ukraine, media reports said on Friday. “As a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine we have temporarily made allowances for forms […]
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Instagram introduces auto-generated captions to videos
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has shared that the company is adding auto-generated captions to the videos. As per The Verge, he acknowledged the captions have been “a long time coming” and said the captions will be on by default for creators on the platform. Prior to the announcement, creators had to manually add captions […]
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Instagram: Standalone IGTV app officially discontinued
Social media giant Instagram has recently announced the changes it is making to solidify its video offerings, including the discontinuation of the standalone IGTV app. As per GSM Arena, the standalone app was last updated in August 2021 and it is still available to download from the Google Play Store. When IGTV was first launched, Instagram’s intent […]
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Instagram removes ‘daily time limit’ option
Social media tech giant Instagram has quietly removed the ability for its users to limit their daily usage of the app to less than 30 minutes. As per Mac Rumours, following the latest app update, the ‘Set daily time limit’ menu card pops up and prompts users to choose how long that should be, with a new minimum of 30 minutes, […]
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Instagram rolling out new likes feature for Stories
Social networking platform Instagram has launched a new feature, Private Story Likes, which will let users like somebody’s Insta Story without sending them a DM. Previously, responses sent to someone on a Story, whether an emoji or a full-on message, showed up as a response in their DM inbox. However, […]
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Meta updates 3D avatars for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram
Keeping their fans updated, Meta has added a few customizations to its 3D avatars feature for Facebook, Messenger, and DMs on Instagram. As per GSM Arena, Meta tried to be more inclusive with a plethora of new accessories that can be added to a user’s personal 3D avatar such as hearing aids, wheelchairs, and more. Additionally, the new facial […]
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No default end-to-end encryption for Facebook Messenger, Instagram until 2023
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp’s parent company — Meta, does not plan to roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram until 2023. The company merged Messenger and Instagram chats last year, as a part of its plan to create a unified messaging system across all of its platforms. As per The Verge, while messages […]
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Instagram asks suspected bots for verification with video selfies
Instagram has many bot accounts which can leave spam messages, harass people or be artificially inflate like or follower counts. As per The Verge, Instagram is asking some users to provide a video selfie showing multiple angles of their face to verify that they’re a real people. The company started […]