Category: Instagram

Instagram removes posts backing slain Iranian leader to obey US sanctions

Post author By Randall
Post date January 11, 2020
Categories In Facebook, gear, Instagram, Internet, iran, Politics, qassem soleimani, sanctions, Social Media, social network, social networking, soleimani, Tech

[ad_1] The deletions don’t appear to cover accounts outside of Iran. Not surprisingly, the Iranian government and journalists inside the country have objected to the move. Membes of the Association of Iranian Journalists in Tehran have written directly to Instagram chief Adam Mosseri asking him to stop censoring their media. Government spokesperson Ali Rabiei, meanwhile, […]

Facebook, Instagram ban influencers from promoting guns and vaping

Post author By Randall
Post date December 18, 2019
Categories In Advertising, Facebook, gear, guns, Influencers, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, smoking, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech, tobacco, vaping

[ad_1] Enforcement for the new rules should take effect in the “coming weeks,” Facebook said. It’s also working on tools to help creators honor the new policy, such as setting minimum age requirements or their content. This is the first time Instagram is limiting what influencers can pitch in their feeds, and it’s considered overdue […]

Instagram’s Layout feature adds collages to your Stories

Post author By Randall
Post date December 17, 2019
Categories In camera, collage, Entertainment, Facebook, feature, gear, grid, Instagram, layout, Mobile, photos, pictures, selfies, stories, Tech

[ad_1] Today, Instagram is rolling out new Layout feature that will let you include multiple photos in a single story. When you open the Stories camera and select the Layout option, you’ll be able to choose between two and six photos to combine in a grid-based collage. [ad_2] Source link

Instagram will automatically label false content shared from Facebook

Post author By Randall
Post date December 16, 2019
Categories In Facebook, gear, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] The social media giant reiterated that it will pull users from the Explore and hashtag pages if they repeatedly receive these flags. This auto-labeling could help curb some of the more obnoxious attempts to spread misinformation. You’ll hopefully see fewer instances of friends sharing old hoaxes or junk science. This won’t necessarily stop the […]

Instagram is using AI to alert bullies to offensive captions

Post author By Randall
Post date December 16, 2019
Categories In Android, bullying, Facebook, gear, Instagram, Internet, ios, Mobile, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] The anti-bullying notice is available now in “select countries,” and should be available elsewhere in the “coming months.” Whether or not this proves effective is uncertain. Instagram said that its efforts to reduce bullying in comments have been “promising,” but that doesn’t guarantee similar performance for the posts themselves. Someone caught up in the […]

The crowdfunded cult of Amanda Palmer

Post author By Randall
Post date December 13, 2019
Categories In amanda palmer, Art, business, crowdfunding, Entertainment, Instagram, Internet, interview, kickstarter, Music, patreon, Social Media, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] It’s not as if Palmer invented crowdfunding or single-handedly spun Patreon into a billion-dollar business, but she helped shape the digital landscape that made it possible for this model to thrive. Patreon was founded in 2013, and by then, Palmer had already spent years evangelizing the benefits of crowdfunding and direct, digitally driven communication […]

FTC may block Facebook’s integration plans for WhatsApp and Instagram

Post author By Randall
Post date December 13, 2019
Categories In business, Facebook, facebook messenger, Ftc, gear, injunction, Instagram, Internet, monopoly, social network, Tech, whatsapp

[ad_1] The commission started its investigation after Facebook announced that it would unify the technical underpinnings of WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook. That would allow its 2.7 billion users to send private, encrypted messages from one app that could be received on another. “We’re building a foundation for social communication aligned with the direction people increasingly […]

Facebook can flesh out your Dating profile with existing Stories

Post author By Randall
Post date November 21, 2019
Categories In app, dating, Facebook, facebook dating, gear, Instagram, Internet, sex, social network, social networking, stories, Tech

[ad_1] You can keep looking at Stories as long as one side hasn’t blocked or passed on the other. And sharing your Stories doesn’t change your sharing settings in Facebook or Instagram — you don’t have to worry about widening access to your account just to woo someone. This isn’t a novelty. Tinder is incorporating […]

Instagram cracks down on app that snoops on private profiles

Post author By Randall
Post date November 17, 2019
Categories In Android, Facebook, gear, ghosty, google play, Instagram, Internet, Mobile, Privacy, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] The app was still available on the Google Play Store as of this writing, and appeared to be popular with over 500,000 downloads since its April debut. Its presence online might be short-lived. Instagram was clear that Ghosty “violates our terms,” and planned “further enforcement” against the developer on top of the cease and […]

Don’t underestimate the power of Facebook Pay

Post author By Randall
Post date November 13, 2019
Categories In Facebook, facebook pay, gear, Instagram, Internet, messenger, Tech, whatsapp

[ad_1] The pitch for Facebook Pay is pretty simple: Connect your chosen card or PayPal to your Facebook account. Agree to connect it to Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram and you’ll be able to send and receive money from any of those platforms from anywhere in the world. It is the logical extension of Facebook’s plan […]