Instagram Faces More Allegations That It's 'Addictive' and 'Harmful'

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April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 33 words · Peter Cook

Instagram Finally Lets You Play Reels at 2X Speed. Here's How to Do It

Good news – you could now watch Reels at twice the speed. Instagram, which is owned by Meta, called it “a highly requested feature from our community.”

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 27 words · Stephanie Dyer

Instagram Fixes 'Rug Pulling' Feature That Made Videos Disappear

But this often left users feeling jarred and disoriented. “And it was generally good for engagement. That said, it’s really annoying, so we stopped doing it.” Read more:Instagram Is Reducing the Quality of Some Videos in Your Feed. The change reflects Instagram’s shift toward prioritizing the user experience to enhance user satisfaction and retention.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 54 words · Michael Martinez

Instagram Head Adam Mosseri Moving to London

The company is struggling to define its strategy amid competition from rival app TikTok. In December 2021 hetestified before Congressabout safety, after pausing the development of Instagram Kids earlier in the year.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 32 words · Eric Savage

Instagram influencers will have to label retouched photos under new Norway law

Norway’s king will determine when the new rule will go into effect. That includes changes like slimmed waistlines, enlarged lips and exaggerated muscles. That includes posts on social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and Twitter. Violators are subject to fines and possibly imprisonment. See also:Facebook and Instagram now let you hide likes. Here’s how to do it

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Sandy Murphy

Instagram internal documents reveal fear of losing teens, report says

Marketers told the publication that zeroing in on a particular age group to that extent is unusual. The Times also said the final spending included messaging aimed at parents and young adults. Instagram faces competition for teen users from rivals like TikTok and Snapchat. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that they are a part of our marketing strategy." The 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Actrestricts collecting or storing personal data on anyone under 13....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Ronald Berry

Instagram Introduces Story Likes, Saves Everyone's DMs

The change wasannounced by Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram. It’s the Stories equivalent of sending a text rather than calling someone up on the phone. Rather, they appear as hearts next to peoples handles in your Stories view sheet.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 40 words · Maureen Chavez

Instagram Is Reducing the Quality of Some Videos in Your Feed. Here's Why

There’s a reason why some Instagram videos in your feed may look better than others. If the video gets more visibility and takes off, the company will render a higher-quality version. In 2023, the company said there were 4 billion video views per day on Facebook alone.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 47 words · Lauren Arnold

Instagram Live Streamers Can Assign Their Own Moderators to Clean Up Chat

Rumors of assigned moderators first appeared in November when leaker Alessandro Paluzzitweeted screenshotsshowing the feature in action.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 17 words · Kevin Watson

Instagram May Be Tinkering With Paid Verification

He noted that there are only a few references to paid verification in the code. Aside from the color, we don’t know what a paid verification badge would look like. IDV, he noted, could mean identity verification. Meta didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 46 words · Chelsea Weaver

Instagram May Spin Off Reels as a Standalone App, Report Says

Instagram may be considering spinning off its Reels feature into a standalone app. Meta declined to comment for this story. This wouldn’t be Instagram’s first attempt at a TikTok competitor. However, it shut down two years later as the company shifted its focus to Reels. Messing was previously an employee of several tech companies, including Meta and X. “Many have complained it’s not as good as TikTok.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 67 words · Kari Lewis

Instagram Now Allows 5 Links in Bio: Here's How to Add Them

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April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 7 words · Steven Stone

Instagram now lets everyone share links in Stories. Here's how to do it

Now just about anyone onInstagramcan add links in Stories.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 9 words · Elizabeth Garcia