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. 

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.

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

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.

New research provides evidence that how people present themselves on Instagram can influence how many "likes" they receive.

The Kardashians and the Real Housewives are talking about premade Judy survival kits. Are they any good?

Have you ever imagined that you can earn money selling pictures of your feet? Of course, nobody would have. But the answer is yes! So basically, people are earning money by selling feet pictures. Sounds crazy right? We know that the Internet is filled with weird things. But this weird thing that we are going to see now will help you get some money and can be your new side hustle.

This past summer, I booked a plane ticket to Los Angeles with the hope of investigating what seems likely to be one of the oddest legacies of our rapidly expiring decade: the gradual emergence, among professionally beautiful women, of a single, cyborgian face. It’s a young face, of course, with poreless skin and plump, high cheekbones.

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri took to the platform over the weekend to answer a few user questions on his story, shared by The Verge's Chris Welch. Among the many things asked, the topic of an official iPad app for Instagram was brought up, and Mosseri explained why we haven't seen one yet.

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.

Plus: Emphasizing a publisher's name on social doesn't seem to impact readers' misinfo radar much one way or the other.

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One company owned the last decade, whether we like it or not.

Ten years ago, an unknown photo-sharing app called Instagram launched – and with it came a whole new breed of internet star.

Interest in the psychological impact of Instagram has grown as the photo-based social media platform continues to increase in popularity. Over 37 percent of U.S. adults are Instagram users, and teens use Instagram more than any other social media platform. The average user spends nearly a half-hour per day on Instagram, scrolling through hundreds of user-posted photos and videos.

In the 2010s, celebrity culture was domesticated by a free photo sharing app, and the paparazzi were left stranded on the pavement.

Adult performers say it has unfairly removed their accounts, despite no explicit images.

Short-form video giant TikTok is still gaining traction. According to data from analytics site Sensor Tower TikTok has hit 1.5 billion total downloads across the App Store and Google Play. It hit 1 billion downloads in February of this year, and has raked in 614 million downloads so far this year — which Sensor Tower notes is 6% more than this time last year.

Who knew that Instagram was one of the world’s largest open-air drug markets? The true tale of a bodybuilder from Boston’s ’burbs turned social media influencer who built an illicit empire—one outrageous post at a time.

Hiding like counts is just the latest step in Instagram’s quest to become the safest place on the internet.