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Instagram rolls out Instants, which lets users share ephemeral photos, as an in-app feature in Instagram and as a standalone app in select countries (9to5mac.com)
8 days ago Instagram

EU To Crack Down On TikTok, Instagram's 'Addictive Design' (tech.slashdot.org)
9 days ago Instagram

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will take action against “addictive design” on TikTok and Instagram, including “endless scrolling” (www.cnbc.com)
9 days ago Instagram

Surveys: half of US adults under 50 get health info from influencers or podcasts; 86% of the health influencers are on Instagram, 62% on TikTok, 45% on YouTube (www.pewresearch.org)
13 days ago YouTube Instagram

Sources: Meta is building an OpenClaw-inspired agent internally called Hatch, to be powered by its Muse Spark model, and an agentic shopping tool in Instagram (www.theinformation.com)
15 days ago Instagram

Meta says it will expand Instagram teen account safeguards to 27 EU countries, and plans to roll them out on Facebook in the US, ahead of the UK and EU in June (www.reuters.com)
16 days ago Facebook Instagram

Meta is using AI on Facebook and Instagram to detect under-13 users by analyzing bone structure, height, and visual cues, but says it's “not facial recognition” (www.theverge.com)
16 days ago Facebook AI Instagram Facial Recognition

Instagram is expanding its recommendation restrictions beyond Reels to photos and carousels, targeting accounts that post unoriginal content like tweet roundups (www.theverge.com)
21 days ago Instagram

The European Commission issues preliminary DSA findings against Meta, saying Instagram and Facebook fail to prevent under-13 users from accessing the services (www.bloomberg.com)
22 days ago Europe Facebook Instagram

Instagram launched Instants, an app for sharing disappearing photos, in Italy this week, after rolling out an Instants feature in its main app in some regions (www.businessinsider.com)
28 days ago Italy Instagram

The nonprofit Consumer Federation of America sues Meta, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to combat scam ads on Facebook and Instagram (www.wired.com)
30 days ago U.S. Facebook Instagram

A survey of US teens: ~90% say entertainment is a reason they use TikTok, Instagram, or Snapchat, 57% Snapchat message daily, and 37% say TikTok impacts sleep (www.pewresearch.org)
2026-4-16 Snapchat Instagram

Omdia: Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok now capture over 90% of social media ad revenue, with Meta accounting for 70% of the total (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
2026-4-15 Facebook YouTube Instagram

A verified @elonmusk TikTok account posted its first video, promoting SpaceX and Tesla and hitting 2M+ views; a verified Instagram account is yet to post (www.nytimes.com)
2026-4-13 Tesla Instagram SpaceX

Meta begins removing dozens of Facebook and Instagram ads that trial lawyers placed to reach eligible plaintiffs, after social media addiction trial losses (www.axios.com)
2026-4-9 Facebook Instagram

Instagram reaches an agreement with the MPA to cease using the PG-13 trademark in its Teen Accounts marketing, after a C&D letter, and will add a disclaimer (www.nytimes.com)
2026-4-1 Instagram

Meta is testing an Instagram Plus subscription in a few countries, offering features including anonymous Story viewing and extended 48-hour Story durations (techcrunch.com)
2026-3-31 Instagram

Facebook and Instagram owner enabled child sexual exploitation (www.rt.com)
2026-3-26 Facebook Instagram

Meta announces new shopping and ad features, including affiliate marketing tools for Instagram and Facebook creators and a “buy now” button for Facebook ads (www.businessinsider.com)
2026-3-25 Facebook Instagram

Facebook launches Creator Fast Track, offering big Instagram, TikTok and YouTube creators guaranteed monthly pay and boosted reach to post on Facebook (www.cnbc.com)
2026-3-19 Facebook YouTube Instagram

Instagram Discontinues End-To-End Encryption For DMs (it.slashdot.org)
2026-3-14 Instagram

Meta updates a support page to say that end-to-end encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after May 8 (www.androidpolice.com)
2026-3-14 Instagram

Indonesia says it will ban “high risk platforms”, including YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, and Roblox, for children under 16 from March 28 (apnews.com)
2026-3-6 Facebook YouTube Instagram Ban Indonesia

Court docs from a New Mexico trial reveal internal divisions at Meta as Instagram teen safety initiatives conflicted with growth and engagement goals (www.theatlantic.com)
2026-2-28 Mexico Instagram

Instagram says it will alert parents if their teen repeatedly searches for terms related to self-harm or suicide in the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia (www.theverge.com)
2026-2-26 Australia Instagram Canada

Filings: some Meta execs warned in 2019 that adding E2E encryption to Facebook and Instagram messaging would hinder the ability to flag CSAM to law enforcement (www.reuters.com)
2026-2-24 Facebook Instagram

A look at the rising popularity of “WorkTok” videos, where employees film their daily work routines on TikTok and Instagram, particularly among Gen Z viewers (www.ft.com)
2026-2-23 Instagram

Social media addiction trial: Mark Zuckerberg says increasing engagement on Instagram is not a company goal and that Meta removes underage users it identifies (www.cnbc.com)
2026-2-19 Instagram Zuckerberg

OpenAI hires Instagram's VP of global partnerships, Charles Porch, as its first VP of global creative partnerships, seeking to win over a skeptical Hollywood (www.vanityfair.com)
2026-2-19 Instagram

Instagram Boss Says 16 Hours of Daily Use Is Not Addiction (tech.slashdot.org)
2026-2-17 Instagram

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