Instagram has taken the decision to ban any content promoting so-called "conversion therapy" on its platform. Conversion therapy is the name given to any practice which purports that people can be "cured" of their sexual orientation or gender identity. "It is based on an assumption that being lesbian, gay, bi or trans is a mental illness that can be 'cured'. These therapies are both unethical and harmful," according to LGBTQ charity Stonewall.

An exclusive investigation reveals that Instagram prioritizes photos of scantily-clad men and women, shaping the behavior of content creators and the worldview of 140 millions Europeans in what remains a blind spot of EU regulations. 

Like about a billion other people, 17-year-old Samantha Mosley spent her Saturday afternoon perusing Instagram. She was taking a glance at the Explore tab, a feature on Instagram that shows you posts tailored for your interests based on algorithms that track your online activities and target posts to your feed.

Instagram does not provide users of its embedding API a copyright license to display embedded images on other websites, the company said in a Thursday email to Ars Technica. The announcement could come as an unwelcome surprise to users who believed that embedding images, rather than hosting them directly, provides insulation against copyright claims.

These tips will help you safely tidy up your social media accounts—or give your profile a fresh start.

Though the Facebook-owned app doesn't give users complete control, there are ways to limit the data it collects and the types of ads you see.

A guide to the chefs, bakers, writers, farmers, and food photographers who are creating uncommonly appetizing photos and videos.

Given its insane growth & mega-revenue prospects, Instagram’s investor valuation today could have been $10+B.

Meet two of the most popular (not to mention adorable) dogs on Instagram – Harlow (he’s the big one) and Indi (the little one). They have over 100,000 users following their photo feed and really is it any wonder when they constantly post gorgeous photos and videos like these? If only more people would photograph their pets, rather than the food they just ate – the world would be a much better place wouldn’t it?

New technology is shaking things up in style photography. Philippa Warr speaks to legendary photographer Nick Knight about the radical shifts taking place.

Popular photo sharing app Instagram is expanding its functionality with the launch of a new direct messaging platform today. The new feature, called Instagram Direct, will allow people to send private photos to a maximum of 15 users.

Bilzerian’s photos get deleted often, he tells me. He sounds mournful. “I had some super-hot chicks in Cabo naked in the pool. The shot was blurry. You could see some butt crack, I guess.” Thanks to Instagram, he’ll never be able to prove it. There’s the good life, and then there’s the Dan Bilzerian life.

Instagram recently have renewed its headquarters in San Francisco, after which the doors were wide open to the public, which all look forward to consider where it maintains one of the most popular mobile applications...

If there are any Social media site has grown up very fast then that is Instagram. Yeah!! Instagram Is the fastest Growing Social Media sites which has over 150 Million active users from around the world. Instagram Play an important role on Business Improvement. Nowadays There are most of Business...

Foo Fighters have said that the sessions for their new album are "fucking on". The band posted a picture of a row of master tapes labelled 'Foo Fighters LP 8' to their official Instagram account earlier this week. The photo was accompanied by the caption "It's Fucking ON".

Do you hear that? The once sweet chirping of taps on the keyboard is now the blaring, magnified buzz of awards season. On Sunday evening pop stars, fans, and Beyonce worshipers unite for the musical explosion people anticipate annually. Who better to be fueling that build up than the GRAMMYs themselves? 

Even though you can’t help but get a little irritated when a stranger asks you to take time from your lonely night drinking at a bar by yourself just to take a picture of her fun night with her best friends, it’s inexplicably just as irritating when that same person doesn’t ask you to take the photo and instead takes it herself. It’s a lose-lose situation — a selfie is inherently annoying, but a stranger taking time out of your night is also irritating.

Daniel Arnold takes photographs worth buying. His Instagram and Tumblr accounts show mesmerizing, unsettling snapshots of New York life, like “Humans of New York” took a drive through Uncanny Valley. They’re remarkable. But up until this week, Arnold considered himself between professions. As his bank account dwindled, he tried to stave off the unemployment ennui by walking around the city and snapping photos.

“I will haunt you day and night after I'm dead.” That's the last message jojostai1012 ever posted for her ex-boyfriend on Instagram. Shortly after that message, the young woman from Shanghai made a pile of some of her possesions and lit them on fire. Then, she opened her window and dangled her feet above a rooftop several stories below, which she photographed and posted to Instagram. What exactly happened next isn't clear.

Ex-NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has apologized to a Detroit man with a rare disorder for making fun of his appearance in an online post. Best known as Shaq, the former professional basketball player announced the apology in a Twitter message Tuesday. "Made a new friend today when I called and apologized to Jahmel Binion.