Instagram outage affected users globally [u]

Widespread reports indicated that there was a mass Instagram outage that seems to have been resolved.

Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 4

Facebook has decided that paid user validation is also the way to go

Meta is joining Twitter in providing a paid verification subscription to customers, with Meta Verified allowing other users to confirm the identity of its subscribers on Facebook and Instagram.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 16

Meta lashes out about Apple's new charge for social media boosts

Facebook's parent company Meta has spoken out against Apple's newly updated App Store rules that require apps to pay a cut of social media boost revenue.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 8

Instagram tries to please photographers by testing fullscreen images

Instagram will soon start testing a new format for photographs, allowing users to post 9:16 images to the main feed that matches the full-screen videos the app continues to push.

Malcolm Owen 3 years ago 8

Instagram chief says iPad market isn't 'big enough' for native app

An Instagram app for the iPad is still far away from materializing, after the head of the Meta-owned social app says there isn't "big enough" support from users to make it.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 10

Facebook Messenger, Instagram updated with new features on iOS

Meta has updated the Facebook Messenger app with Vanish Mode and a Split Payments features while also providing updates to Instagram for Safer Internet Day.

Wesley Hilliard 4 years ago 6

EU lawmakers unfazed by Meta's threat that it would pull out of Europe

Meta said that it may have to shut down Facebook and Instagram in Europe over data privacy rules — and at least two European politicians think that's a good idea.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 33

States attorneys general investigating Instagram's effects on kids

A coalition of states attorneys general have opened an investigation into the impact of Meta-owned Instagram on children and young adults.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 4

Instagram cutting off support to companion app Threads by the end of 2021

Instagram's standalone messaging app Threads will shut down by the year's end after failing to gain widespread adoption.

Amber Neely 4 years ago 2

Instagram plans to give live video users the ability to add moderators

A new report claims that Instagram users will be able to assign a moderator to a video, giving them the ability to approve live comments.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 0

US investigating Facebook, staff told to preserve all communications

In the wake of the Facebook papers revelations, staff have been told to retain documents and messages ranging back to 2016 as the US government and other authorities begin investigating the company's operations.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 1

Instagram will tell teens to 'take a break' for their mental health

Instagram will be introducing measures to "nudge" teenage users away from potentially harmful content, Facebook's vice president of global affairs said on Sunday, as well as hinting for younger users to "take a break" from the app for their own wellbeing.

Malcolm Owen 4 years ago 8

Facebook says 'faulty configuration change' to blame for 6-hour outage

Facebook late Monday apologized for a six-hour outage that impacted the company's flagship social network, as well as ancillary services, blaming the downtime on a "faulty configuration change."

Mikey Campbell 4 years ago 25

Facebook shows signs of life after hours-long outage

Following a major outage that brought down Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp for nearly six hours on Monday, the social media giant's flagship services are lurching back to life.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 10

Facebook, Instagram, and other services seeing widespread outage [u]

Facebook and its various services — including Instagram and WhatsApp — are currently experiencing a widespread outage that is seemingly being caused by DNS problems.

Mike Peterson 4 years ago 18

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