Instagram will no longer support end-to-end encrypted messages starting May 8th. In a statement to The Verge, Meta spokesperson Dina El-Kassaby Luce says the platform is discontinuing the feature because “very few people” were using E2EE in their DMs. Instagram has begun notifying impacted users about the change inside its app, and has also posted […]
In late February, Puck reported on a strange case: An influencer with more than a million followers was inadvertently promoting products on Instagram. On some of Julia Berolzheimer’s posts, a “Shop the look” button hovered in the corner. When followers clicked it, they were fed similar items to what Berolzheimer was wearing. Her job is […]
Starting next week, Instagram will notify parents to check on their teen searching for terms related to self-harm or suicide. Meta says a similar alert system for its AI chatbots is coming later this year. The new Instagram feature sends parents an alert when their child “repeatedly tries to search for terms clearly associated with […]
After launching on Fire TV, Instagram’s TV app is now available on Google TV in the U.S., as Meta bets that short-form video and passive scrolling belong on the biggest screen in the house.
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By bringing Reels to TVs, Instagram looking to better compete with YouTube, which largely dominates the TV space.