Instagram will let users endlessly swap the audio on old posts
Instagram will let users endlessly swap the audio on old posts

There’s a symbiotic – and sometimes frustrating – relationship between social media sites and the creators that depend on them. Platforms need influencers’ and creators’ content to keep consumers on their apps; the creators, in turn, need to be able to reach those audiences to justify creating their content in the first place. Creators want […]

Hate editing videos? This new AI app turns your camera roll into ready-to-post reels

Reelful is an AI app that builds finished reels from your photos and clips, complete with voiceovers, captions, and music.

Instagram and WhatsApp lead in sextortion reports, iMessage is weaponized against teenagers: Report

Australia’s online safety watchdog says Instagram and WhatsApp top the sextortion complaint list, while teens are being targeted through iMessage and Snapchat.

Meta removes controversial AI feature on Instagram after backlash

Meta told Dylan Byers, of Puck News, that it had nixed the feature after backlash from its user base.

Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts

Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally set up, meant that content from any public Instagram account could be used in AI creations without the account owner’s permission. […]

Meta just pulled its most controversial AI image generation feature days after launch

Meta launched then pulled a feature letting anyone generate AI images of public Instagram users who were opted in by default.

Meta’s addictive Instagram and Facebook design could lead to billions in fines and a forced redesign

The European Commission says Meta failed to protect users, especially teens, from Instagram and Facebook’s addictive design, and the company could face massive fines.

EU threatens Meta with fines over addictive features on Facebook and Instagram

The tech giant is in breach of the Digital Services Act by focusing on features like infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and the highly personalized recommendation algorithms, the European Commission said.

Instagram is letting people generate AI images of you. Here’s how to stop it.

Instagram’s new Muse AI lets anyone use your photos to generate AI images and videos, and you’re opted in by default. Here’s how to find the setting and turn it off before someone else uses your face without asking.

Instagram’s Adam Mosseri: If you don’t like AI, ‘then you shouldn’t have it in your feed’
Instagram’s Adam Mosseri: If you don’t like AI, ‘then you shouldn’t have it in your feed’

Though Instagram head Adam Mosseri doesn’t want to filter out AI content on the platform, he argues that you “shouldn’t have it in your feed” if you don’t like it. “I don’t think we should filter out AI content,” Mosseri said during an interview on Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast. “I think we should let you know […]