Meta under scrutiny after Instagram approved child abuse advertisements in India

Instagram approved and displayed advertisements promoting child sexual abuse material in India before removing them following an investigation.

TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube are failing kids with broken safety features, research finds

A new study tested 86 child safety features across TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube, and found that more than half were broken, buried, or missing entirely.

Instagram is testing a more convenient way to tune recommendations

Instagram is testing new shortcuts for Your Algorithm, making it easier for users to adjust recommendations while browsing Feed and Reels.

Instagram is testing more ways to customize ‘Your Algorithm’

Instagram users could soon see more ways to tune their content.

Instagram wants to monopolize your attention
Instagram wants to monopolize your attention

This week, Instagram launched a series of new features for its smart TV app that are all designed to get people to spend more time on the platform through the biggest screens in their homes. In addition to vertical Reels, Instagram for TV – which is currently available for Amazon Fire TV, Google TV, and […]

New website names and shames companies that still don’t offer passkeys to users

According to a new site, 24% of the most popular websites in the world don’t offer support for passkeys, which are considered the most secure way to log in to apps and services.

Instagram lands on Samsung TVs, with episodic series and live TV coming to your screen soon

Meta is testing interest-based channels, phone-to-TV casting, and a horizontal video hub as Instagram for TV expands beyond Samsung’s launch.

Instagram looks to take on streaming services with longer-form, episodic and live formats for its TV app

Instagram is coming for streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as it sets its ambitions for living room viewing.

Your Instagram photo dumps just got a caption for every single slide

No more forcing one caption to explain your entire carousel. Instagram’s per-slide caption feature is rolling out to everyone today.

Social media’s next evolution: User-controlled algorithms

Social media feeds are becoming more customizable as platforms like Threads, Instagram, and TikTok introduce tools that let users directly influence the algorithms powering their recommendations.