Instagram tests a new ‘Instants’ app for sharing disappearing photos

The app lets users share disappearing photos with their friends that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours.

Meta is revamping its cross-app management system

Meta’s Accounts Center will transition to the Meta Account, which is supposed to make it easier to manage your experience on various Meta apps and devices.

Meta will let parents see children’s chats with AI and intervene before risks spiral

Meta is giving parents weekly topic summaries of their teens’ Meta AI conversations across Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram.

India’s app market is booming — but global platforms are capturing most of the gains

Non-gaming apps, led by streaming and AI, are driving growth, even as India’s spending per user lags global peers.

I didn’t expect food reels to help my diet – but they might

Watching food videos may help dieters reduce cravings and avoid overeating, according to new research.

Instagram now lets you edit your own comments
Instagram now lets you edit your own comments

If you make a mistake in an Instagram comment, you can now finally fix it without having to delete the comment and make it again. On Thursday, Instagram announced that users can now edit their comments within 15 minutes of posting them, which should hopefully give you ample time to clean up any errors. You […]

Instagram finally lets you edit that embarrassing comment, but there’s a catch

Instagram now lets you edit your comments after posting, but only within 15 minutes, and only the text, while others will see the comment was changed but not the original.

You can now edit your Instagram comments

Instagram users can now edit comments, which is a long-awaited fix for anyone who’s ever had to delete and re-post a comment just to fix a typo.

Instagram expands its movie inspired content restrictions for teens internationally

Instagram first debuted its movie rating inspired content settings in limited countries in 2025.

A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?
A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?

Today on Decoder, we’re talking about the landmark social media addiction trials that just resulted in two major verdicts against Big Tech. There’s one case in New Mexico against Meta, and another in California against both companies, which have said they plan to appeal. These are complicated cases with some huge repercussions for both how […]