Meta’s Edits app is getting an AI assistant and a desktop version

By integrating an AI assistant directly into Edits, Meta is aiming to keep creators engaged on Instagram as it continues to compete with TikTok and YouTube for creators’ attention.

You can now tell Instagram’s algorithm exactly what you want to see on your main feed

Instagram is giving users real control over their feeds with Your Algorithm, a feature that lets you add and remove topics across the whole app.

You can just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want now
You can just tell the Instagram algorithm what you want now

Instagram is going to let you tweak what its algorithm shows you on your main feed. With the Your Algorithm feature, “you can now see the topics we think you’re interested in, and change them, across all the major parts of Instagram,” according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri. Right now, the feature will only surface […]

Meta will use your activity on other websites to personalize your feeds
Meta will use your activity on other websites to personalize your feeds

Meta is planning to use the data shared by other businesses to personalize your feed and its AI responses. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta explains that it already uses your off-platform activity, like the games you play or your purchases on other websites, to serve you ads. But now it’s expanding the scope […]

Instagram is finally letting everyone reorganize their profile grid
Instagram is finally letting everyone reorganize their profile grid

Nearly a year after it was announced, Instagram says it’s delivering the ability to rearrange the posts in your profile grid. It had been available to some people in test groups, but as of June 8th, it’s rolling out widely via the Android and iPhone mobile apps. Until now, the posts on your Instagram profile […]

Instagram finally lets you rearrange your profile grid any way you want

You can now rearrange your Instagram profile grid any way you like, with no limits on how many times you reorder your posts.

Hackers likely hijacked over 20,000 Instagram accounts with Meta’s AI chatbot
Hackers likely hijacked over 20,000 Instagram accounts with Meta’s AI chatbot

Hackers likely took over 20,225 Instagram accounts using Meta’s AI support chatbot, the company confirmed in a notice filed with the state of Maine. In the notice, spotted earlier by Bleeping Computer, Meta blames a “bug” for the exploit that allowed attackers to hijack accounts without two-factor authentication simply by asking the chatbot for a […]

‘Let it be their undoing’: Instagram Plus is rolling out globally, and users aren’t happy about the idea of paying for an app that’s always been free

Instagram Plus bulks up the app with numerous new and improved features for those prepared to pay, and early reactions haven’t been positive.

Instagram is alerting users who were targeted by hackers during AI chatbot attacks

Hackers appeared to take over victims’ accounts even after Meta said it fixed its AI-powered support chatbot, which granted hackers access to victims’ accounts.