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The company said usage grew from 40 minutes per day in 2023 to 46 minutes in 2026. Other documents referenced teens as being a top priority for the app before asking existing users for birthdays.
Instagram tracked growing usage while targeting teens, lawyers argue Read More »
A similar AI shopping feature on TikTok. | The Verge 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
You could be an influencer without even realizing it Read More »
Parents will be informed if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content and offered resources.
Instagram now alerts parents if their teen searches for suicide or self-harm content Read More »
The alerts will start rolling out to Teen accounts with parental supervision protections next week. | Image: Meta / The Verge 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
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An email chain with Instagram head Adam Mosseri indicated the company was aware of teen safety issues in DMs in 2018, but didn’t launch its unwanted nudity filter until 2024.
By bringing Reels to TVs, Instagram looking to better compete with YouTube, which largely dominates the TV space.
Instagram’s TV app is launching on Google TV devices Read More »
The new Threads feature lets you share your posts — or anyone else’s — to your Instagram Story without leaving the Threads app.
Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app Read More »
Meta’s CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.
Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens Read More »
An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.
Since the feature’s launch in 2018, users haven’t been able to remove themselves from someone else’s Close Friends list.
Instagram might soon let you remove yourself from someone’s Close Friends list Read More »
